DVD

Giant [2 DVDs].

Guiol, Fred, 1898-1964 (Added Author). Moffat, Ivan. (Added Author). Stevens, George, 1904-1975 (Added Author). Ginsberg, Henry. (Added Author). Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011 (Added Author). Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985 (Added Author). Dean, James, 1931-1955 (Added Author). Baker, Carroll, 1931- (Added Author). Withers, Jane, 1926-2021 (Added Author). Wills, Chill, 1902-1978 (Added Author). McCambridge, Mercedes. (Added Author). Mineo, Sal, 1939-1976 (Added Author). Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010 (Added Author). Evelyn, Judith, 1913-1967 (Added Author). Fix, Paul, 1901-1983 (Added Author). Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979 (Added Author). Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968 Giant. (Added Author). Farber, Stephen. (Added Author). Stevens, George, Jr., 1932- (Added Author). Mellor, William C., 1903-1963 (Added Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781419811012
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (201 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Two-disc special edition.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2003]

Content descriptions

General Note:	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.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. Feature film -- Disc 2. Special features.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: G.
Awards Note:	Academy Award for Best Director, George Stevens (1957).