Giant (1956 film)
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Giant (1956 film) is a 1956 American epic Western drama directed by George Stevens, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean, that explores themes of wealth, racism, and social change in Texas over several decades.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Giant (1956 film) canonical | 1 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Western film
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drama film ⓘ epic film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| AcademyAwardNomination |
Academy Award for Best Actor
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Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Art Direction NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Costume Design NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Film Editing NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AcademyAwardWon | Academy Award for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AcademyAwardWonBy | George Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 1.66:1 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Giant (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Edna Ferber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Carroll Baker
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Chill Wills NERFINISHED ⓘ Dennis Hopper NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl Holliman NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Withers NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercedes McCambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Fix NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ Rod Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Sal Mineo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | William C. Mellor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | George Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editor |
Fred Bohanan
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Philip W. Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ William Hornbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Marfa, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
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drama ⓘ epic ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Bick Benedict
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Jett Rink NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
racism
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social change ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| musicComposer | Dimitri Tiomkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTimeSpan | several decades ⓘ |
| notableFor | James Dean’s final film role ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Mexican Americans
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Texas cattle ranching ⓘ oil industry in Texas ⓘ |
| producer | George Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | George Stevens Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 201 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Fred Guiol
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Ivan Moffat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectedFor | United States National Film Registry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionReason | culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Elizabeth Taylor
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James Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ Rock Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Giant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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