Giant (1956 film)

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Giant (1956 film) is a 1956 American epic Western drama directed by George Stevens, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean, that explores themes of wealth, racism, and social change in Texas over several decades.

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Giant (1956 film) canonical 3
film "Giant" 2
"Giant" (1956 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Western film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
epic film ⓘ
film ⓘ
AcademyAwardNomination Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Art Direction ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Costume Design ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ
AcademyAwardWon Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
AcademyAwardWonBy George Stevens ⓘ
aspectRatio 1.66:1 ⓘ
basedOn Giant (novel) ⓘ
basedOnWorkAuthor Edna Ferber ⓘ
castMember Carroll Baker ⓘ
Chill Wills ⓘ
Dennis Hopper ⓘ
Earl Holliman ⓘ
Jane Withers ⓘ
Mercedes McCambridge ⓘ
Paul Fix ⓘ
Robert Nichols ⓘ
Rod Taylor ⓘ
Sal Mineo ⓘ
cinematographer William C. Mellor NERFINISHED ⓘ
colorProcess Technicolor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director George Stevens ⓘ
distributor Warner Bros. ⓘ
editor Fred Bohanan ⓘ
Philip W. Anderson ⓘ
linked to: Philip Anderson

William Hornbeck ⓘ
filmingLocation Marfa, Texas ⓘ
linked to: Marfa
genre Western ⓘ
drama ⓘ
epic ⓘ
leadCharacter Bick Benedict ⓘ
Jett Rink ⓘ
Leslie Benedict ⓘ
mainTheme racism ⓘ
social change ⓘ
wealth ⓘ
musicComposer Dimitri Tiomkin ⓘ
narrativeTimeSpan several decades ⓘ
notableFor James Dean’s final film role ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrays Mexican Americans ⓘ
Texas cattle ranching ⓘ
oil industry in Texas ⓘ
producer George Stevens ⓘ
productionCompany George Stevens Productions ⓘ
releaseYear 1956 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 201 ⓘ
screenwriter Fred Guiol NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ivan Moffat ⓘ
selectedFor United States National Film Registry ⓘ
selectionReason culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ⓘ
settingLocation Texas ⓘ
starring Elizabeth Taylor ⓘ
James Dean ⓘ
Rock Hudson ⓘ
title Giant ⓘ

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Edna Ferber → workAdaptedAs → Giant (1956 film) ⓘ
Earl Holliman → notableWork → Giant (1956 film) ⓘ
Leslie Benedict → appearsIn → film "Giant" ⓘ
linked to: Giant (1956 film)
Leslie Benedict → adaptedIn → "Giant" (1956 film) ⓘ
linked to: Giant (1956 film)
Giant (novel) → adaptedInto → Giant (1956 film) ⓘ
Bick Benedict → firstFilmAppearance → film "Giant" (1956) ⓘ
linked to: Giant (1956 film)
Jett Rink → appearsIn → film "Giant" ⓘ
linked to: Giant (1956 film)
Peter Paul Fix → appearedIn → Giant (film) ⓘ
linked to: Giant (1956 film)