*** Welcome to piglix ***

Giant (1956 film)

Giant
Giant Poster.gif
Theatrical release poster by Bill Gold
Directed by George Stevens
Produced by
  • George Stevens
  • Henry Ginsberg
Screenplay by
Based on Giant
1952 novel
by Edna Ferber
Starring
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography William C. Mellor
Edited by
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • October 10, 1956 (1956-10-10) (New York City)
  • November 24, 1956 (1956-11-24) (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. 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 Cardenas and Earl Holliman. Giant was the last of James Dean's three films as a leading actor, and earned him his second and last Academy Award nomination – he was killed in a car accident before the film was released. Nick Adams was called in to do some voice dubbing for Dean's role.

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".

Wealthy Texas rancher Jordan "Bick" Benedict, Jr. travels to Maryland to buy a horse. There he meets and courts socialite Leslie Lynnton, who ends a budding relationship with British diplomat Sir David Karfrey and marries Bick after a whirlwind romance.


...
Wikipedia

...