Title Giant / A George Stevens Production ; Giant Productions ; Warner Bros. ; screenplay by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat, from the novel by Edna Ferber ; produced by George Stevens and Henry Ginsberg ; directed by George Stevens

Published [United States] : Warner Bros., 1956

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 201 min.)) : sound, color Summary Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean and Rock Hudson star in a sweeping saga of jealousy, racism and the clash of cultures set in the vast Texas oilfields. Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict (Hudson) and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink (Dean) both woo Leslie Lynnton (Taylor) a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict the runs across generations Cast Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker, Jane Withers, Chill Wills, Mercedes McCambridge, Sal Mineo, Dennis Hopper, Judith Evelyn, Paul Fix Notes NRC Academy Award, 1957: Best director (Stevens) National Film Registry selection, 2005 Description based on online resource; title from title screen (Swank, viewed July 18, 2023) Subject Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968. Giant -- Film adaptations SUBJECT Giant (Ferber, Edna) fast Subject Ranch life -- Texas -- Drama Families -- Texas -- Drama Marriage -- Drama Racism -- Texas -- Drama Oil wells -- Texas -- Drama Man-woman relationships -- Drama Families Man-woman relationships Marriage Oil wells Racism Ranch life SUBJECT Marfa (Tex.) -- Drama Subject Texas Texas -- Marfa Genre/Form Drama Film adaptations Feature films. Form Streaming video Author Guiol, Fred, 1898-1964. Moffat, Ivan. Stevens, George, 1904-1975. Ginsberg, Henry. Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968. Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011. Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985. Dean, James, 1931-1955. Baker, Carroll, 1931- Withers, Jane, 1926-2021 Wills, Chill, 1902-1978. McCambridge, Mercedes. Mineo, Sal, 1939-1976. Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010. Evelyn, Judith, 1913-1967. Fix, Paul, 1901-1983. Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979. Farber, Stephen. Henley, Don. Young, Gig, 1913-1978.

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