DVD
Giant
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Two-disc special ed.
Languages
In English or dubbed French, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker, Jane Withers, Chill Wills, Mercedes McCambridge, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo, Judith Evelyn, Paul Fix.
Publication Information
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2005]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (201 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: G
Uniform Title
Series
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.
Notes
From the novel by Edna Ferber.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1956.
Special features: commentary by critic Stephen Farber, screenwriter Ivan Moffat and George Stevens Jr. ; introduction by George Stevens Jr. ; documentary "George Stevens : filmmakers who knew him" ; 2 documentary looks at the movie's legacy: "Memories of Giant" and "Return to Giant" ; New York premiere TV special ; Hollywood premiere featurette ; "Behind the cameras" segments ; original/reissue theatrical trailers ; extensive production notes ; stills and documents galleries ; director filmography ; awards notes.