| Description |
1 videodisc (201 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 rda |
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video file Blu-ray rda |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. |
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Based on the novel by Edna Ferber. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
The story of Texas rancher Bick Benedict, his society wife, and three generations of their land-rich Texas sons and daughters as their family rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds across two generations. A monumental drama of family strife, racial bigotry, and conflict between cattle barons and newly-rich oil tycoons. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: G. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray, 1080p High Definition 16 x 9 1.66:1. Requires Blu-ray player. Special features may not be in High Definition. Audio and subtitles vary. |
| Note |
Special features include: introduction by George Stevens, Jr. ; commentary by George Stevens, Jr., Ivan Moffat and Stephen Farber ; Documentary: George Stevens : a filmmaker's journey ; George Stevens : filmmakers who knew him, Memories of Giant, and Return to Giant ; New York premiere TV special, Hollywood premiere featurette and behind the camera segments ; stills and documents galleries ; original/reissue theatrical trailers ; and more. |
| Language |
DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0: English; Dolby digital 1.0: French and Spanish (Castilian and Latin) 1.0; Subtitles: Enlish SDH, French and Spanish. |
| Subject |
Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968 -- Film adaptations.
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Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968. (OCoLC)fst00039106
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Ranch life -- Texas -- Drama.
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Families -- Texas -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst00922105
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Ranch life. (OCoLC)fst01089735
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Texas. (OCoLC)fst01210336
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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| Added Author |
Stevens, George, 1904-1975, film producer, film director.
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Ginsberg, Henry, film producer.
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Guiol, Fred, 1898-1964, screenwriter.
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Moffat, Ivan, screenwriter.
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Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011, actor.
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Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985, actor.
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Dean, James, 1931-1955, actor.
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Baker, Carroll, 1931- actor.
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Withers, Jane, 1926-2021 actor.
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Wills, Chill, 1902-1978, actor.
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McCambridge, Mercedes, actor.
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Mineo, Sal, 1939-1976, actor.
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Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010, actor.
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Evelyn, Judith, 1913-1967, actor.
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Fix, Paul, 1901-1983, actor.
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Farber, Stephen.
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Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968.
Giant.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), production company.
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Warner Home Video (Firm), film distributor.
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| Added Title |
George Stevens : a filmmaker's journey.
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| Standard No. |
883929279449 |
| Music No. |
2000078826 Warner Bros. |
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