Product Details

• Actors: Richard Burton, Robert Ryan, Martha Hyer, Jim Backus, Carolyn Jones
• Directors: Vincent Sherman
• Writers: Harry Kleiner, Edna Ferber
• Producers: Harry Kleiner, Henry Blanke
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: April 1, 1992
• Run Time: 143 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302148278
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #161,452 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Film adaptation of Edna Ferber's novel involving the friendship and eventual rivalry of two men whose lives parallel the development of Alaska.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Found it At Last!, January 3, 2005

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Sylvia Seidenglanz "Austen Fan" (Naples, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ice Palace [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have been looking for a tape of this movie for several years, and now that I have found it, I am overjoyed. I had seen it many times on TV in the past but it has not surfaced there for many years. I think all of the actors and actresses are superb in their roles. No need to say anything else but excellent for Burton, Ryan & Jones, who left us so early in life. I admired the way the story was sprawled out in every aspect, from personal joys & sorrows and the way the all of future family members were woven into the drama to the very end. I especially enjoy a leanthy story when it holds my interest to the very end, which this movie did; even the supporting cast held my interest because of their fine performances. I'm looking forward to finally receiving this favorite.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars "Giant" goes to Alaska, February 6, 1999

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This review is from: Ice Palace [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is essentially the story line of "Giant" set in Alaska as it approaches statehood. Richard Burton stars as a chip on the shoulder, poor guy who rises to great riches. He enters into conflict with his benefactor and a multi-generational struggle ensues which plays out around the drama of Alaska's statehood.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ice Palace, September 5, 2008

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Theresa E. Mckone (Hohenwald, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ice Palace [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If only this was on DVD, but we can't have everything. Great story and better than fair acting. When it comes out on DVD I'll be buying it again, if only for the scenery.