Giant (1956) | |
| Director(s) | George Stevens |
| Producer(s) | Henry Ginsberg, George Stevens |
| Top Genres | Drama, Epic, Film Adaptation, Romance, Western |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Husband Wife, LBGT, Marriage, Prejudice, Ranchers, Romance (Drama) |
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Giant Overview:
Giant (1956) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by George Stevens and produced by George Stevens and Henry Ginsberg.
The film was based on the novel of the same name written by Edna Ferber published in 1952.
Giant was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2005.
Academy Awards 1956 --- Ceremony Number 29 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | James Dean | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Rock Hudson | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mercedes McCambridge | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Ralph S. Hurst | Nominated |
| Best Costume Design | Moss Mabry, Marjorie Best | Nominated |
| Best Director | George Stevens | Won |
| Best Film Editing | William Hornbeck, Philip W. Anderson, Fred Bohanan | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Dimitri Tiomkin | Nominated |
| Best Picture | George Stevens and Henry Ginsberg, Producers | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Fred Guiol, Ivan Moffat | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
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By carole_and_co on Oct 25, 2020 From Carole & Co.Carole Lombard could vouch for the power of a good script (she's seen holding one, for 1934's "Now And Forever," in Paramount portrait p1202-812). While neither of my two completed feature screenplays is close to being produced yet, one of them made a major advancement Saturday."Stand Tall!", my rom... Read full article
Pre-Code Crazy: The Little Giant (1933)
By shadowsandsatin on Aug 20, 2019 From Shadows and SatinEdward G. Robinson? Mary Astor? It?s a ?don?t miss? combo ? and the reason why The Little Giant (1933) is my Pre-Code Crazy pick for the month of August. (My Pre-Code Crazy partner in crime, Kristina over at Speakeasy, is taking a little break from our monthly collaboration, so I?m going to do my be... Read full article
Book Review: CARL DENHAM'S GIANT MONSTERS
By Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 10, 2019 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogFrank Dello Stritto's CARL DENHAM'S GIANT MONSTERS is a follow up to his magnificent book A WEREWOLF REMEMBERS: THE TESTAMENT OF LAWRENCE STEWART TALBOT. Both volumes are "biographies" of famous fantastic film characters. CARL DENHAM'S GIANT MONSTERS covers the life of the man who captured King Kon... Read full article
Still A Giant
By Christy Putnam on Mar 2, 2019 From Christy PutnamThe long awaited chronicle of the personal and professional journey of a 20th Century template for quintessential Hollywood male has arrived. The quest of Rock Hudson for acceptance and recognition has long since ceased, but the fascination with such a “gorgeous hunk of man? continues. All Tha... Read full article
The Five Best Giant Squid/Octopus Movies
By Rick29 on Sep 10, 2018 From Classic Film & TV Cafe1. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) - Walt Disney provided the giant squid with its best role when it attacked the submarine Nautilus during a ferocious storm at sea. As a huge tentacle grabs Captain Nemo (James Mason) and threatens to crush him to death, harpooner Ned Land (Kirk Douglas) arrives... Read full article
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Quotes from
Leslie Benedict: Money isn't everything, Jett.
Jett Rink: Not when you've got it.
Jordan 'Bick' Benedict: You want to know something, Leslie? If I live to be ninety, I will never figure you out.
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Facts about
James Dean was so completely immersed in his character that he hardly ever changed out of his costume.
Orson Welles was inspired by the film to make The Other Side of the Wind, one of his many unfinished opuses. It tells of an old director trying to complete an epic movie and being taunted by his young male lead who keeps calling him "Fatso". The director encourages his star to buy a sports car. In what exists of the film, the director is played by lean, lanky John Huston. "Fatso", however, was James Dean's nickname for George Stevens during the making of "Giant".
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