Giant (1956 film)

Giant
Giant
	Theatrical release poster by Bill Gold
Directed by	George Stevens
Screenplay by	Fred Guiol; Ivan Moffat;
Based on	Giant; 1952 novel; by Edna Ferber
Produced by	George Stevens; Henry Ginsberg;
Starring	Elizabeth Taylor; Rock Hudson; James Dean; Carroll Baker; Jane Withers; Chill Wills; Mercedes McCambridge; Sal Mineo; Dennis Hopper; Elsa Cárdenas; Earl Holliman;
Cinematography	William C. Mellor
Edited by	William Hornbeck; Philip W. Anderson; Fred Bohanan;
Music by	Dimitri Tiomkin
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	October 10, 1956 (New York City); November 24, 1956 (United States);
Running time	201 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5.4 million
Box office	$39 million

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]

^ ^a ^b Miller, Frank. ".:: TCM Presents: The Essentials - Article::". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
^ 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.
^ Julie Goldsmith Gilbert (1999). Ferber: Edna Ferber and Her Circle, a Biography. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 147–148. ISBN 978-1-55783-332-7.
^ L.C. Information Bulletin. Library of Congress. 2006. p. 43.
^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

[TCM-1] Miller, Frank. ".:: TCM Presents: The Essentials - Article::". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

[WaPo2006-2] 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.

[Gilbert1999-3] 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.

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