Giant /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Giant (Motion picture).
Corporate Authors:	Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Stevens, George, 1904-1975, Guiol, Fred, 1898-1964, Moffat, Ivan, Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011, Hudson, Rock, 1925-1985, Dean, James, 1931-1955, Baker, Carroll, 1931-, Withers, Jane, 1926-, Wills, Chill, 1902-1978, McCambridge, Mercedes, Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010, Mineo, Sal, 1939-1976, Evelyn, Judith, 1913-1967, Holliman, Earl, 1928-, Nichols, Robert (Actor), Fix, Paul, 1901-1983, Scourby, Alexander, 1913-1985, Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979, Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned (feature only). Sound tracks: English (Dolby surround stereo.) and French (mono.), with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish.
Edition:	2-disc special ed.
Subjects:	Ranch life > Texas > Drama. Families > Texas > Drama. Marriage > Drama. Melodrama > Feature > Videodisc. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Motion pictures, American. Feature films.

Description
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.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. Based on the novel by Edna Ferber. Dual-layer format. Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.66:1). Special features: disc 1. Feature-length audio commentary by film critic Stephen Farber, screenwriter Ivan Moffat and George Stevens Jr. -- Introduction by George Stevens Jr. -- Documentary: George Stevens : filmmakers who knew him. Special features: disc 2. 2 documentary looks at the movie's legacy: Memories of Giant, Return to Giant -- New York premiere TV special -- Hollywood premiere featurette -- Project kickoff newsreel -- Behind the cameras segments -- Original/reissue theatrical trailers -- Extensive production notes -- Stills and documents galleries -- Director filmography -- Awards notes. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (201 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; Dolby digital.
Audience:	MPAA rating: G. Bonus material not rated.
Awards:	Academy Awards, 1956: Best Director (George Stevens)
Production Credits:	Director of photography, William C. Mellor ; editing by William Hornbeck ; music composed and conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin.
ISBN:	1419811010