Children of 'Giant'

Name: Children of 'Giant'
Director: Hector Galán
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-04-17
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Henry Cisneros, Elsa Cárdenas, James Dean, Robert Hinkle, Earl Holliman

Directed by Hector Galán

Documentary

20151h 26m6.8

Overview

"Children of 'Giant'" is a documentary film that unearths deeply wrought emotions in the small West Texas town of Marfa, before, during and after the month-long production of George Stevens' 1956 feature film, "Giant." Based on the controversial Edna Ferber novel of the same name, the film, "Giant" did not shy from strong social-issue themes experienced throughout post-WWII America. George Stevens, its producer and director, purposely gravitated to the drought-ridden community of Marfa for most all of the exterior scenes.