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Giant is a 1956 American epic drama film directed by George Stevens, from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber's 1952 novel. [2]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 Cárdenas and Earl Holliman.
Giant grossed more than $400,000 from 10 key cities. [44] 46: November 14, 1956: Giant grossed $600,000 from the cities sampled. [45] 47: November 21, 1956: Giant grossed more than $660,000 from the cities sampled. [46] 48: November 28, 1956: Giant grossed more than $600,000 from 20 key cities. [47] 49: December 5, 1956: Giant grossed $445,000 ...
The lead, or opening, paragraph begins: "Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film". Western? While this film is mostly set in Texas and has a couple of people riding horses, and the main home is on a very large ranch with (barely seen)cattle, this film is a mostly contemporary film(for the time of it's release), apparently set in the ...
[51] [52] Following East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause, Dean wanted to avoid being typecast as a rebellious teenager like Cal Trask or Jim Stark, and hence took on the role of Jett Rink, a Texan ranch hand who strikes oil and becomes wealthy, in Giant, a posthumously released 1956 film. The movie portrays a number of decades in the lives of ...
El Paisano Hotel [2] is a historic hotel located in Marfa, Texas, United States.The hotel was designed by Trost & Trost and opened in 1930. The hotel may be best known as the location headquarters for the cast and crew of the film Giant (1956) for six weeks in the summer of 1955 [3] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1978.
Giant: George Stevens: Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean: Drama: Warner Bros. Based on Edna Ferber novel; 10 Oscar nominations; The Girl Can't Help It: Frank Tashlin: Jayne Mansfield, Tom Ewell, Edmond O'Brien: Comedy: 20th Century Fox: The Girl He Left Behind: David Butler: Natalie Wood, Tab Hunter, Jessie Royce Landis: Romance: Warner ...
A park in the San Fernando Valley could be renamed in honor of "E.T.," the 1982 Steven Spielberg classic that was partially filmed at the site.
Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), Cimarron (1930; adapted into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Giant (1952; made into the 1956 film of the same name) and Ice Palace (1958 ...