Giant
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2003].
ISBN
0790771489, 9780790771489, 1419811010, 9781419811012, 9781624040535
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Batavia Public Library District - Adult AV | DVD GIA | Checked out |
| Bensenville Community Public Library District - Adult DVD Feature Film | GIANT (DVD)(CLASSIC) | On Shelf |
| Berwyn Public Library - Stacks | DVD GOLDEN ERA GIANT | On Shelf |
| Bloomingdale Public Library - Adult AV | CLASSIC GIA | On Shelf |
| Bridgeview Public Library - Stacks | DVD GIA | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2003].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (201 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
0790771489, 9780790771489, 1419811010, 9781419811012, 9781624040535
UPC
085392322121, 012569706903, 883929280353, 00085392322121
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956.
General Note
Based on the novel by Edna Ferber.
General Note
Container dates vary.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1, side A: Feature film (scenes 1-30) ; feature-length audio commentary by film critic Stephen Farber, screenwriter Ivan Moffat and George Stevens Jr. ; introduction by George Stevens Jr. Disc 1, side B: Feature film (scenes 31-56) ; documentary "George Stevens : filmmakers who knew him". Disc 2. Documentaries "Memories of Giant" and "Return to Giant", in which cast, crew and Texans spin small and tall tales about the film's legacy; New York premiere TV special ; Hollywood premiere featurette; project kickoff newsreel; behind the cameras segments; original/reissue theatrical trailers; extensive production notes; production stills and documents galleries; director filmography; awards notes; cast and crew.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, William C. Mellor; editor, William Hornbeck; music, Dimitri Tiomkin.
Participants/Performers
Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker, Jane Withers, Chill Wills, Mercedes McCambridge, Sal Mineo, Dennis Hopper, Judith Evelyn, Paul Fix.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: G.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language
Languages: English (Dolby surround stereo) or French (mono), subtitles: English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Awards
Academy Award for Best Director, George Stevens (1957).
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Stevens, G., Guiol, F., Moffat, I., Ginsberg, H., Taylor, E., Hudson, R., Dean, J., Baker, C., Withers, J., Wills, C., McCambridge, M., Mineo, S., Hopper, D., Evelyn, J., Fix, P., Tiomkin, D., Farber, S., Stevens, G., Jr., Mellor, W. C., & Ferber, E. (2003). Giant (Two-disc special edition.). Distributed by Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)George Stevens et al.. 2003. Giant. Burbank, CA: Distributed by Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)George Stevens et al.. Giant Burbank, CA: Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2003.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Stevens, G., Guiol, F., Moffat, I., Ginsberg, H., Taylor, E., Hudson, R. and Dean, J. et al (2003). Giant. Two-disc special edn. Burbank, CA: Distributed by Warner Home Video.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stevens, George, et al. Giant Two-disc special edition., Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2003.
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