The James Dean Story (1957): Cast

Released two years after Dean’s death, this documentary chronicles the star through black‑and‑white photos and interviews with his aunt and uncle, grandparents, a cab driver friend, and the owner of his favorite Los Angeles eatery. It also includes outtakes from East of Eden, opening‑night footage of Giant, and Dean’s safe‑driving PSA.

• Co-director Robert Altman
• GW Co-director George W. George

• Dennis Hopper as themselves
• Clark Gable as themselves
• Rock Hudson as themselves
• Natalie Wood as themselves

• Nashville 1975 · Metascore 96
• The Player 1992 · Metascore 86
• McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971 · Metascore 93
• The Long Goodbye 1973 · Metascore 87