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Giant (1956)
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James Dean's last film before his untimely death in a car crash reveals him as more an icon for the time than an actor — he just couldn't portray middle age in the final half of this epic drama based on writer Edna Ferber's homage to Texas. George Stevens, who won the best director Oscar (one of the film's ten nominations), manages to convey some of the swashbuckling magic of oil barons and land exploitation, and elicits strong performances from a lustrous Elizabeth Taylor and a manly Rock Hudson. Those elements, plus a tremendous scene when Dean strikes oil, make it an adventure of truly epic proportions. TH
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Running time
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192min
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Country of origin
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US
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Genre
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Epic Drama
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Fred Guiol, Ivan Moffat, from the novel by Edna Ferber
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Theatrical distributor
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Warner Bros Pictures Ltd
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UK cinema certificate
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A
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Award |
Category |
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| Academy 1956 |
Actor |
James Dean (1) |
Nominee |
| Academy 1956 |
Actor |
Rock Hudson |
Nominee |
| Academy 1956 |
Actress in a Supporting Role |
Mercedes McCambridge |
Nominee |
| Academy 1956 |
Best Motion Picture |
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Nominee |
| Academy 1956 |
Directing |
George Stevens |
Winner |
| Academy 1956 |
Writing (Screenplay Adapted) |
Fred Guiol |
Nominee |
| Academy 1956 |
Writing (Screenplay Adapted) |
Ivan Moffat |
Nominee |
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