James Dean

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James Dean

"The stars that burn brightest burn quickest"

2001

1h 30m

6.8(111 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

The man behind the legend and a knowing look at the 1950's Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic bioepic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without A Cause and Giant.

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Cast & Crew

74 members

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James Franco

James Dean

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Michael Moriarty

Winton Dean

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Valentina Cervi

Pier Angeli

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Enrico Colantoni

Elia Kazan

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Edward Herrmann

Raymond Massey

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Joanne Linville

Hedda Hopper

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John Pleshette

Billy Rose

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Barry Primus

Nicholas Ray

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David Proval

Daniel Mann

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Samuel Gould

Martin Landau

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Amy Rydell

Christine White

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Wendy Benson-Landes

Julie Harris

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Karen Kondazian

Mrs. Pierangeli

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David Parker

James Whitmore

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Craig Barnett

George Stevens

Directing

Mark Rydell

Jack Warner

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Lou Wagner

'Eden' Make-up Person

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Otto Felix

'Eden' Camera Assistant

Production

Christopher Lee

'Eden' Assistant Director

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Gretchen German

Kazan's Assistant

Sound

Bill Voigtlander

'Eden' Camera Operator

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Matthew W. Tenggren

Sound Man

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Kyle Chambers

James Dean - 8-9 Yrs. Old

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Lisa Robins

Mildred Dean

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Peggy McCay

Emma Dean

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William Stanford Davis

Train Conductor

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Charles Dierkop

Groundsman

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Steve Chambers

Postman

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Lisa Blake Richards

Ethel Dean

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Mushond Lee

Billy

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Phil Parolisi

Cattle Call Stage Manager

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Ellen Gerstein

Jane Deacy

Writing

Israel Horovitz

Louis Schurr

Writing

Fred Parnes

Actor's Studio Stage Manager

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Andrew Prine

Rogers Brackett

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James DiStefano

'The Immortalist' Stage Manager

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Harry Cohn

Hot Dog Vendor

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Julie Janney

Geraldine Page

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Antony Sandoval

Louis Jourdan

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Mark Moses

Dick Clayton

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Stan Coleman

Warner's Executive

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Mark Kiely

Soldier in 'Silver Chalice'

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Austen Rydell

'Eden' Assistant Director's Son

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Lyle Kessler

Lee Strasberg

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Chad Restum

'Rebel' Assistant Director

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Elizabeth Barkette

Mrs. Stark

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Frank Cassini

'Giant' Assistant Director

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Nick Klar

Winton's Neighbor

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Crew

Allen Hall

'Giant' Oil Derrick Rigger

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Robert N. Gersicoff

'Giant' Camera Operator

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John C. Flinn IV

'Giant' Assistant Camera

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Guido Föhrweißer

Rolf Wütherich

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Alexander Rydell

Boy on Bike

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Holly Beavon

Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)

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Lana Clarkson

Jayne Mansfield (uncredited)

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Elizabeth Karsell Horne

Judy Garland (uncredited)

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Crew

Michael Lefko

Rock Hudson (uncredited)

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Karen Teliha

Bette Davis (uncredited)

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Carla Barnett

Auntie Ortense (uncredited)

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Eric Brenner

Julie Harris's Date (uncredited)

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Greg Bronson

Reporter (uncredited)

Lighting

Michael Dronge

Dolly Grip (uncredited)

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Phil Hawn

Bartender (uncredited)

Writing

Matt Holly

Time Magazine Reporter (uncredited)

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Val Lauren

Alex (uncredited)

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Sean A. Mulvihill

Reporter (uncredited)

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Ginger Pauley

Maria (uncredited)

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Matthew Payne

Actors Studio Reporter (uncredited)

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Renee Pezzotta

Smoking Woman (uncredited)

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Brent Ponder

Autograph Collector (uncredited)

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Brian Ruppert

N.Y Actor (uncredited)

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Gary Sievers

Eden Production Crew Member (uncredited)

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Clyde Tull

Train Conductor (uncredited)

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Maggie Wagner

Mann's Assistant (uncredited)

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