Movie Description
Three movies from that impeccable icon of cool, James Dean, are collected here.
EAST OF EDEN: The strong screen adaptation of John Steinbeck's 1952 novel features the debut of James Dean. Like Cain with Abel, a black sheep competes with his brother for his father's love--with tragic results.
GIANT: Edna Ferber's best-selling family saga was the source of Stevens' sprawling epic, which stars Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean, in his last film appearance. When Texas cattleman Bick Benedict (Hudson) goes to Virginia in the early 1920s to buy a prize stallion, he falls in love with Leslie Lynnton (Taylor), an aristocratic, independent-minded beauty, and they quickly marry. He takes her back to Reata, his 600,000-acre ranch, where sister Luz (Mercedes McCambridge), the family matriarch, does her best to make Leslie feel unwelcome. Leslie is appalled by the second-class status accorded to women and racist attitudes toward the local Mexicans, neither of which seem to bother her husband. Out of compassion, she befriends surly ranch hand Jett Rink (James Dean), who comes to worship her from afar, envying Bick for both his wealth and his wife. He strikes oil on land bequeathed to him by the deceased Luz and his wealth and power grow apace. As the years pass, the bewildered Bick often finds his children thwarting his wishes and criticizing his beliefs, pushing the millionaire to question his values for the first time in his life. The film's outstanding cast, which also features Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo, Carroll Baker, Earl Holliman, and Chill Wills, inject vitality into a project that occasionally suffers from longueurs.
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE: The age-old theme of teenage violence and delinquency is given distinctive insight by the well-cast Dean-Wood-Mineo trio. Perhaps the best teen-age drama of the 1950s. Academy Award Nominations: Best Supporting Actor--Sal Mineo, Best Supporting Actress--Natalie Wood, Best Motion Picture Story.
| Details | | Edition: | 6-Disc Set |
Notes
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Dual Layer
Widescreen Anamorphic - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
"Rediscovering A Rebel" Documentary
3 Behind-the-cameras Documentaries
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
GIANT
DVD Features:
Region 1
2-Disc Set
Digi-Pack
Amanorphic Widescreen - 1.66
Single Side - Dual Layer
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Stephen Farber - Film Critic
2. Ivan Moffat - Screenwriter
3. George Stevens, Jr. - Director's Son
Featurettes - 1. Gala New York Premiere
2. Hollywood Premiere
3. Retrospective #1
4. Retrospective #2
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Introduction - 1. George Stevens, Jr.
Text/Galleries:
Stills/Photos - 1. Photo and Document Gallery
Production Notes
Filmography - 1. George Stevens
EAST OF EDEN
DVD Features:
Region (unknown)
Keep Case
Widescreen 2.55
2-Disc Set
Additional Release Material:
Stereo 2S French
Dolby Surround 5.1 English
Editorial Reviews
"[REBEL] is Dean's greatest performance. Director Nicholas Ray allows him free rein to explore the complex personality of Jim Stark."
Uncut - Rob Hughes (07/01/2005)
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