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| Genre/Form: | Film adaptations Fiction films Feature films Video recordings for the hearing impaired Drama |
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| Named Person: | Edna Ferber |
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Fred Guiol; Ivan Moffat; George Stevens; Henry Ginsberg; Elizabeth Taylor; Rock Hudson; James Dean; Carroll Baker; Jane Withers; Chill Wills; Mercedes McCambridge; Sal Mineo; Dennis Hopper; Judith Evelyn; Paul Fix; Dimitri Tiomkin; Edna Ferber; Stephen Farber; William C Mellor; Giant Productions (Firm); Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967); Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| ISBN: | 0790771489 9780790771489 1419811010 9781419811012 |
| OCLC Number: | 52393636 |
| Language Note: | Languages: English (Dolby surround stereo) or French (mono), subtitles: English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Notes: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956. Based on the novel by Edna Ferber. Special features: Disc 1, side A: Feature film (scenes 1-30) ; feature-length audio commentary by film critic Stephen Farber, screenwriter Ivan Moffat and George Stevens Jr. ; introduction by George Stevens Jr. Disc 1, side B: Feature film (scenes 31-56) ; documentary "George Stevens : filmmakers who knew him". Disc 2. Documentaries "Memories of Giant" and "Return to Giant", in which cast, crew and Texans spin small and tall tales about the film's legacy; New York premiere TV special ; Hollywood premiere featurette; project kickoff newsreel; behind the cameras segments; original/reissue theatrical trailers; extensive production notes; production stills and documents galleries; director filmography; awards notes; cast and crew. |
| Credits: | Director of photography, William C. Mellor; editor, William Hornbeck; music, Dimitri Tiomkin. |
| Cast: | Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker, Jane Withers, Chill Wills, Mercedes McCambridge, Sal Mineo, Dennis Hopper, Judith Evelyn, Paul Fix. |
| Awards: | Academy Award for Best Director, George Stevens (1957). |
| Target Audience: | MPAA rating: G. |
| Description: | 2 videodiscs (201 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Contents: | Disc 1. Feature film -- Disc 2. Special features. |
| Other Titles: | George Stevens, filmmakers who knew him. Memories of Giant. Return to Giant. Giant |
| Responsibility: | Warner Bros. presents a George Stevens production ; Giant Productions ; screenplay by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat ; produced by George Stevens and Henry Ginsberg ; directed by George Stevens. |
| Local System Bib Number: | 197600 |
Abstract:
Bick Benedict, his society-gilded wife and three generations of land-rich Texas sons and daughters love, swagger, connive and clash in a monumental drama of family strife, racial bigotry and conflict between cattle barons and newly-rich oil tycoons.
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