# GIANT - The Play (2026)

**German title:** Giant


**Genres:** Theater, Drama

**Duration:** 136 min

**IMDb:** [link](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt42870035/) (n/a)

**Letterboxd:** [link](https://letterboxd.com/film/giant-2026-1/) (n/a)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: n/a, Popcornmeter: n/a](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/giant_the_play)

## Description

In 1983, Roald Dahl faces backlash over his antisemitic review of "God Cried" about West Beirut's siege during the 1982 Lebanon War. As he prepares "The Witches" for publication, he must choose: apologize or defend his words.

## Details

**Premiere:** 23 Nov 2026 (in 8 days)

**Director:** Nicholas Hytner

**Cast:** John Lithgow, Rachael Stirling, Aya Cash, Richard Hope, Elliot Levey, Tessa Bonham Jones

**Countries:** United Kingdom

**Languages:** English

**Available versions:** OV

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ6aCRF3_m0)

## Showtimes in Hamburg in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-11-23 (Monday)

- **[Savoy Hamburg](https://hamburg.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/169-savoy-hamburg.md) (Mitte):** [2026-11-23 20:00](https://savoy.premiumkino.de/en/vorstellung/giant-the-play/20261123/2000/UhDVDNSsh4gTyJMtX-mOINUf-y-k5fTInOKK1XUXaFE~)  (OV)