Elizabeth Taylor wrote Giant.
She began receiving better roles in the mid-1950s , beginning with the epic drama Giant -LRB- 1956 -RRB- , and starred in several critically and commercially successful films in the following years .	Giant	Giant (1956 film)
Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film , directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber 's 1952 novel .	George Stevens	George Stevens	Fred Guiol	Fred Guiol	Ivan Moffat	Ivan Moffat	Edna Ferber	Edna Ferber	epic	epic film	Western	Western film	drama film	drama film
The film stars Elizabeth Taylor , Rock Hudson and James Dean and features Carroll Baker , Jane Withers , Chill Wills , Mercedes McCambridge , Dennis Hopper , Sal Mineo , Rod Taylor , Elsa Cardenas and Earl Holliman .	Elizabeth Taylor	Elizabeth Taylor	Rock Hudson	Rock Hudson	James Dean	James Dean	Carroll Baker	Carroll Baker	Jane Withers	Jane Withers	Chill Wills	Chill Wills	Mercedes McCambridge	Mercedes McCambridge	Sal Mineo	Sal Mineo	Dennis Hopper	Dennis Hopper	Rod Taylor	Rod Taylor	Elsa Cardenas	Elsa Cardenas	Earl Holliman	Earl Holliman
