James Dean 2001
The film explores the mythic figure behind James Dean, offering an incisive glimpse of 1950s Hollywood while tracing the meteoric rise and tragic fall of the actor whose intense, gut‑grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant mirrored his turbulent personal life.
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James Franco
James Dean
Mark Moses
Dick Clayton
Barry Primus
Nicholas Ray
Joanne Linville
Hedda Hopper
Christopher Lee
'Eden' Assistant Director
Michael Moriarty
Winton Dean
Mark Rydell
Jack Warner
Andrew Prine
Rogers Brackett
Enrico Colantoni
Elia Kazan
Valentina Cervi
Pier Angeli
Gary Sievers
Eden Production Crew Member (uncredited)
David Proval
Daniel Mann
Edward Herrmann
Raymond Massey
Val Lauren
Alex (uncredited)
Lisa Blake Richards
Ethel Dean
Lana Clarkson
Jayne Mansfield (uncredited)
John Pleshette
Billy Rose
Frank Cassini
'Giant' Assistant Director
William Stanford Davis
Train Conductor
Mark Kiely
Soldier in 'Silver Chalice'
Phil Parolisi
Cattle Call Stage Manager
Harry Cohn
Hot Dog Vendor
Eric Brenner
Julie Harris's Date (uncredited)
Renee Pezzotta
Smoking Woman (uncredited)
Craig Barnett
George Stevens
Greg Bronson
Reporter (uncredited)
Sean A. Mulvihill
Reporter (uncredited)
Lou Wagner
'Eden' Make-up Person
David Parker
James Whitmore
Maggie Wagner
Mann's Assistant (uncredited)
Peggy McCay
Emma Dean
Karen Teliha
Bette Davis (uncredited)
Holly Beavon
Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)
Guido Föhrweißer
Rolf Wütherich
Charles Dierkop
Groundsman
Wendy Benson-Landes
Julie Harris
Karen Kondazian
Mrs. Pierangeli
Phil Hawn
Bartender (uncredited)
Ellen Gerstein
Jane Deacy
Samuel Gould
Martin Landau
Amy Rydell
Christine White
Otto Felix
'Eden' Camera Assistant
Gretchen German
Kazan's Assistant
Bill Voigtlander
'Eden' Camera Operator
Matthew W. Tenggren
Sound Man
Kyle Chambers
James Dean - 8-9 Yrs. Old
Lisa Robins
Mildred Dean
Steve Chambers
Postman
Mushond Lee
Billy
Fred Parnes
Actor's Studio Stage Manager
James DiStefano
'The Immortalist' Stage Manager
Julie Janney
Geraldine Page
Antony Sandoval
Louis Jourdan
Stan Coleman
Warner's Executive
Austen Rydell
'Eden' Assistant Director's Son
Lyle Kessler
Lee Strasberg
Chad Restum
'Rebel' Assistant Director
Elizabeth Barkette
Mrs. Stark
Nick Klar
Winton's Neighbor
Allen Hall
'Giant' Oil Derrick Rigger
Robert N. Gersicoff
'Giant' Camera Operator
John C. Flinn IV
'Giant' Assistant Camera
Alexander Rydell
Boy on Bike
Elizabeth Karsell Horne
Judy Garland (uncredited)
Michael Lefko
Rock Hudson (uncredited)
Carla Barnett
Auntie Ortense (uncredited)
Don "Tex" Clark
SFX Crew Member for Giant (uncredited)
Michael Dronge
Dolly Grip (uncredited)
Matt Holly
Time Magazine Reporter (uncredited)
Ginger Pauley
Maria (uncredited)
Matthew Payne
Actors Studio Reporter (uncredited)
Brent Ponder
Autograph Collector (uncredited)
Brian Ruppert
N.Y Actor (uncredited)
Clyde Tull
Train Conductor (uncredited)
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