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Release Date:
24 November 1956 (USA)
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Tagline:
From the novel by EDNA FERBER more
Plot:
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 4 wins
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12 nominations
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(24 articles)
Birthday Suits: Giant Sized Edition
(From FilmExperience. 17 November 2009, 11:05 AM, PST)
Robert Pattinson Interview The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Plus Rob Talks Future Projects like Bel Ami and Unbound Captives
(From Collider.com. 7 November 2009, 10:30 AM, PST)
(From FilmExperience. 17 November 2009, 11:05 AM, PST)
Robert Pattinson Interview The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Plus Rob Talks Future Projects like Bel Ami and Unbound Captives
(From Collider.com. 7 November 2009, 10:30 AM, PST)
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A timeless Classic--Watch it and See a Great Film
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Elizabeth Taylor | ... | Leslie Benedict |
 | Rock Hudson | ... | Jordan 'Bick' Benedict Jr. |
 | James Dean | ... | Jett Rink |
 | Carroll Baker | ... | Luz Benedict II |
 | Jane Withers | ... | Vashti Snythe |
| Chill Wills | ... | Uncle Bawley |
| Mercedes McCambridge | ... | Luz Benedict |
 | Dennis Hopper | ... | Jordan Benedict III |
 | Sal Mineo | ... | Angel Obregón II |
| Rod Taylor | ... | Sir David Karfrey (as Rodney Taylor) |
| Judith Evelyn | ... | Mrs. Nancy Lynnton |
| Earl Holliman | ... | 'Bob' Dace |
| Robert Nichols | ... | Mort 'Pinky' Snythe |
| Paul Fix | ... | Dr. Horace Lynnton |
| Alexander Scourby | ... | Old Polo |
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Runtime:
201 min
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Color:
Color (Warnercolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Iceland:L |
Spain:T |
Australia:G (TV rating) |
Australia:PG (DVD rating) |
West Germany:12 (f) |
South Korea:12 |
USA:Approved (PCA #17675) (original rating) |
USA:G (re-rating) (1970) |
Argentina:Atp |
Canada:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
Portugal:M/12
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In the 2005 DVD release, there is what appears to be an inside joke in the title of one scene. The birthday party scene, in which Bick forces his visibly unhappy son to ride a horse, is titled "Uneasy Rider." Bick's son is played in adulthood by Dennis Hopper, who would go on to co-write, direct and star in Easy Rider (1969).
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Miscellaneous: When little Jordan is crying because he is afraid to ride the pony, there is a large Texas flag hanging in front of the mansion. The star on the flag is upside down.
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Referenced in Segni particolari: bellissimo (1983)
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Soundtrack:
The Star Spangled Banner
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Why would Leslie raise such a stink about women being excluded from discussions about politics but then later get upset at her daughter for wanting to attend Texas Tech instead of a finishing school?How soon after James Dean's last days of filming did he die?
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Many people call Giant long and overblown but, for me, a New Yorker, there is no way to experience the Texas of the middle of the 20th Century without sitting through this sumptuous 3 hour and 20 minute soap opera. I thas long been the joke, both within the movies and without, that they do everything big in Texas and this movie is no exception.
Yeah, the acting is a bit hackneyed and over the top (was James Dean's character's speech pattern the basis for Boomhauer on King Of The Hill? Who knows) but it is outweighed by great production design, meticulous camera work, gorgeous photography and one of the best "unknown" scores ever written.
In addition, the film is way ahead of its time in the telling of the racial tension that existed in Texas at the time (and which probably still exists). Rock Hudson's beating at the hands of the racist diner owner epitomizes for me the movie as it portrays the fact that good does not always triumph over bad, something that happened in most every other movie of the 50's.
Watch this movie.