Giant

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"Giant" is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, co-starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean, that explores themes of family, wealth, and social change in Texas over several decades.

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Giant canonical 19
Giant (1956 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Western film
drama film
epic film
film
AcademyAwardsWon Academy Award for Best Director
aspectOfPlot family relationships
racism in Texas
social change
wealth and power
authorOfSourceWork Edna Ferber
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Director
basedOn Giant (novel)
cinematography William C. Mellor NERFINISHED
colorProcess Technicolor
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySetting United States of America
surface form: United States
director George Stevens
distributedBy Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
editedBy Fred Bohanan
Philip Anderson
surface form: Philip W. Anderson

William Hornbeck
filmFormat WarnerColor
genre Western
drama
epic
hasMainCharacter Bick Benedict
Jett Rink
Leslie Benedict
musicBy Dimitri Tiomkin
narrativeLocation Texas
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Picture
notableFor James Dean's final film role
originalLanguage English
producer George Stevens
productionCompany George Stevens
surface form: George Stevens Productions
releaseDate 1956-10-10
releaseYear 1956
runtimeMinutes 201
screenwriter Fred Guiol
Ivan Moffat
setInPeriod 20th century
starring Carroll Baker
Chill Wills
Dennis Hopper
Elizabeth Taylor
James Dean
Jane Withers
Mercedes McCambridge
Rock Hudson
Sal Mineo
timeSpanOfStory several decades

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Dennis Hopper notableWork Giant
Dennis Hopper starredIn Giant
Rock Hudson notableWork Giant
James Dean notableWork Giant
James Dean workedOn Giant
George Stevens directed Giant
Chill Wills notableWork Giant
this entity surface form: Giant (1956 film)
Sal Mineo notableWork Giant
Paul Fix appearedInFilm Giant
Carroll Baker notableWork Giant
Ivan Moffat notableWork Giant
Ivan Moffat coWrote Giant
Ivan Moffat workedOn Giant