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James Dean

James Dean2001

★6.896 minDramaTV Movie

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

Director

Writer

Israel Horovitz

Score

Stars

James Franco Michael Moriarty Valentina Cervi

Cast74

James Franco
as James Dean
Michael Moriarty
as Winton Dean
Valentina Cervi
as Pier Angeli
Enrico Colantoni
as Elia Kazan
Edward Herrmann
as Raymond Massey
Joanne Linville
as Hedda Hopper
John Pleshette
as Billy Rose
Barry Primus
as Nicholas Ray
David Proval
as Daniel Mann
S
Samuel Gould
as Martin Landau
Amy Rydell
as Christine White
Wendy Benson-Landes
as Julie Harris
Karen Kondazian
as Mrs. Pierangeli
David Parker
as James Whitmore
Craig Barnett
as George Stevens
Mark Rydell
as Jack Warner
Lou Wagner
as 'Eden' Make-up Person
Otto Felix
as 'Eden' Camera Assistant
Christopher Lee
as 'Eden' Assistant Director
Gretchen German
as Kazan's Assistant
B
Bill Voigtlander
as 'Eden' Camera Operator
M
Matthew W. Tenggren
as Sound Man
K
Kyle Chambers
as James Dean - 8-9 Yrs. Old
L
Lisa Robins
as Mildred Dean
Peggy McCay
as Emma Dean
William Stanford Davis
as Train Conductor
Charles Dierkop
as Groundsman
S
Steve Chambers
as Postman
Lisa Blake Richards
as Ethel Dean
Mushond Lee
as Billy
Phil Parolisi
as Cattle Call Stage Manager
Ellen Gerstein
as Jane Deacy
Israel Horovitz
as Louis Schurr
Fred Parnes
as Actor's Studio Stage Manager
Andrew Prine
as Rogers Brackett
J
James DiStefano
as 'The Immortalist' Stage Manager
H
Harry Cohn
as Hot Dog Vendor
Julie Janney
as Geraldine Page
A
Antony Sandoval
as Louis Jourdan
Mark Moses
as Dick Clayton
S
Stan Coleman
as Warner's Executive
Mark Kiely
as Soldier in 'Silver Chalice'
A
Austen Rydell
as 'Eden' Assistant Director's Son
L
Lyle Kessler
as Lee Strasberg
C
Chad Restum
as 'Rebel' Assistant Director
E
Elizabeth Barkette
as Mrs. Stark
Frank Cassini
as 'Giant' Assistant Director
N
Nick Klar
as Winton's Neighbor
A
Allen Hall
as 'Giant' Oil Derrick Rigger
R
Robert N. Gersicoff
as 'Giant' Camera Operator
J
John C. Flinn IV
as 'Giant' Assistant Camera
Guido Föhrweißer
as Rolf Wütherich
A
Alexander Rydell
as Boy on Bike
H
Holly Beavon
as Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)
Lana Clarkson
as Jayne Mansfield (uncredited)
E
Elizabeth Karsell Horne
as Judy Garland (uncredited)
M
Michael Lefko
as Rock Hudson (uncredited)
Karen Teliha
as Bette Davis (uncredited)
C
Carla Barnett
as Auntie Ortense (uncredited)
Eric Brenner
as Julie Harris's Date (uncredited)
Greg Bronson
as Reporter (uncredited)
M
Michael Dronge
as Dolly Grip (uncredited)
Phil Hawn
as Bartender (uncredited)
M
Matt Holly
as Time Magazine Reporter (uncredited)
Val Lauren
as Alex (uncredited)
S
Sean A. Mulvihill
as Reporter (uncredited)
Ginger Pauley
as Maria (uncredited)
M
Matthew Payne
as Actors Studio Reporter (uncredited)
Renee Pezzotta
as Smoking Woman (uncredited)
B
Brent Ponder
as Autograph Collector (uncredited)
Brian Ruppert
as N.Y Actor (uncredited)
Gary Sievers
as Eden Production Crew Member (uncredited)
Clyde Tull
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Maggie Wagner
as Mann's Assistant (uncredited)

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