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Auction History Result 9f228 GIANT pressbook R63 James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, directed by George Stevens! Date Sold 12/27/2009 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1963 Re-Release Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 11" x 17"; 8 pages) (Learn More) Giant, the classic 1956 George Stevens (winner of the Best Director Academy Award for this film) Texas oil cattle romantic love triangle family relationship epic ("Liz and Rock!"; "There is no man in Earth who is more man than Bick Benedict in Giant There is no woman who is more woman than Leslie Lynnton in Giant"; "A picture of proud people. A love story. A cavalcade. -- A Conflict of creeds. A personal melodrama of strong longings. -- A big story of big things and big feelings. -- This is 'Giant'"; "Screen play by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat"; about two generations of a wealthy Texas cattle family, and their poor relative who rises to incredible wealth through the discovery of oil on his land; from the novel by Edna Ferber; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Elizabeth Taylor ("as Leslie Lynnton... Whether you loved her in the open, or hid it inside you -- you hungered."), Rock Hudson (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; "as Bick Benedict... Who was big enough to stand up and take what he wanted, and biggest, one day, when he crawled."), James Dean (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; "as Jett Rink... He was made of laughs and lies and loving looks: he was made to get to the top -- so he could have the fun of falling all the way down."), Carroll Baker, Jane Withers, Chill Wills, Mercedes McCambridge (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film), Sal Mineo, Dennis Hopper, Rod Taylor (very early in his career, billed as "Rodney Taylor"), and Carolyn Craig. Note that some film buffs collectively refer to Shane, Giant, and A Place in the Sun as "George Stevens' American Trilogy". NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have provided an image of the front and back covers of the pressbook, plus an image of any supplements or heralds (if there are any included with this pressbook), but of course, the winner of this auction will receive the entire single pressbook we are selling (plus any supplements or heralds)! Also note that this pressbook is complete and uncut! Given that theater owners purchased pressbooks partly in order to create their newspaper advertising, and quite frequently cut them up for that purpose, it is rare to find a pressbook that IS complete and uncut! Condition: good to very good, NO CUTS. Learn More about condition grades 
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