Giant (1956 film)

Giant
Theatrical release poster by Bill Gold
Directed byGeorge Stevens
Screenplay by
Based onGiant
1952 novel
by Edna Ferber
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyWilliam C. Mellor
Edited by
Music byDimitri Tiomkin
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • October 10, 1956 (1956-10-10) (New York City)
  • November 24, 1956 (1956-11-24) (United States)
Running time
201 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5.4 million[1]
Box office$39 million[1]

Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film directed by George Stevens, from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber's 1952 novel.[2]

The film stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean and features: Carroll Baker, Jane Withers, Chill Wills, Mercedes McCambridge, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo, Rod Taylor, Elsa Cárdenas and Earl Holliman.

Giant was the last of Dean's three films as a leading actor, and earned him his second and last Academy Award nomination – he was killed in a car crash before the film was released. His friend Nick Adams was called in to do some voice dubbing for Dean's role.[3]

In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".[4][5]

  1. ^ a b Miller, Frank. ".:: TCM Presents: The Essentials - Article::". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  2. ^ Jonathan Yardley (May 8, 2006). "Ferber's 'Giant,' Cut Down to Size". Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  3. ^ Julie Goldsmith Gilbert (1999). Ferber: Edna Ferber and Her Circle, a Biography. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 147–148. ISBN 978-1-55783-332-7.
  4. ^ L.C. Information Bulletin. Library of Congress. 2006. p. 43.
  5. ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved October 5, 2020.