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.

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Swank Motion Pictures.
Corporate Authors: Giant Productions (Firm)
Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
Trans-Pecos Productions
Du Mont Broadcasting Corporation
Other Authors: 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
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Warner Bros., 1956.
Series:Swank Motion Pictures.
Subjects:
Ferber, Edna, > 1887-1968. > Giant > Film adaptations.
Ranch life > Texas > Drama.
Families > Texas > Drama.
Marriage > Drama.
Racism > Texas > Drama.
Oil wells > Texas > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Western films.
Epic films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Western films.
Epic films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (201 min.)) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
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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.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.
Call Number:PN1997 .G52 1956 Online
Awards:Academy Award, 1957: Best director (Stevens)
National Film Registry selection, 2005.
Credits:Director of photography, William C. Mellor ; editor, William Hornbeck ; music composed and conducted by 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.
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from title screen (Swank, viewed July 18, 2023).