James Dean
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mark Rydell
James Franco
Michael Moriarty
Valentina Cervi
Enrico Colantoni
Edward Herrmann
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Life story of James Dean (born February 8, 1931), the promising teen icon movie star, who died in a motor crash September 30, 1955 after the release of only one of his three major films and remains a legend 45 years after his death. The story focuses on Dean's troubled youth, including the loss of his mother at an early age and his fractured relationship with his father, from whom he was constantly seeking approval. The film also chronicles his early days as a starving actor in New York, to his acceptance into the prestigious Actor's Studio, to his critically praised Broadway debut and finally his brilliant but brief film career.
Cast
James Franco
Michael Moriarty
Valentina Cervi
Enrico Colantoni
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Edward Herrmann
Guido Fohrweise
Peggy Mccay
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Andrew Prine
Steve Chambers
Mark Moses
Nick Klar
Karen Kondazian
Mushond Lee
Joanne Linville
Harry Cohn
Julie Janney
James Distefano
William Stanford Davis
John C. Flinn
Antony Sandoval
Mark Kiely
Elizabeth Barkette
Craig Barnett
Christopher Lee
Bill Voigtlander
Lyle Kessler
Sam Gould
Amy Rydell
Ellen Gerstein
David Parker
Austen Rydell
Lou Wagner
John Pleshette
Frank Cassini
Kyle Chambers
Charles Dierkop
Barry Primus
Mark Rydell
Israel Horovitz
Chad Restum
Robert Gersikoff
Fred Parnes
Phil Parolisi
Wendy Benson-landes
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David Proval
Otto Felix
Alexander Rydell
Gretchen German
Gregori Renta
Lisa Blake Richards
Stan Coleman
Allen Hall
Lisa L Robins
Matthew W Tenggren
Crew
Kasia Adamik
Rick Ash
Stanton Barrett
Jennifer Baum
Yvonne Blake
Michael Bowers
Sue Bubb
Max Burnett
Dustin Castleberyy
William G Clevenger
Loren Corl
Andy Crawford
Marc Dabe
James T Davis
Joe Earle
Scott Eddo
Matthew Edels
Carolyn L. Elias
John M. Elliott Jr.
Kim Everett-martin
Jana Fain
David A Foster
Nancy Foy
Leslie Frankenheimer
John C Frizzell
Randy Gardell
Bill Gerber
Anthony Gibbs
Sherrye Gibbs
Marco Gillson
Jerry Grandley
Kate Greenberg
Robbie Greenberg
Shannon Guiniven
Allen L Hall
Todd Harthan
Chris Hayes
Mark S Hoerr
Israel Horovitz
Doug Hyun
Skip Kimball
Andrew Kinney
Pam Leonte
Richard Limbaugh
Karl Linde
Stephen Lonano
Brian Markey
James J Mase
Melton C Maxwell
Chris Mcgeary
Scott Mcgeo
Bryce Moore
Roy Moore
Carol A. O'connell
Stanley Ottenstein
Robert Pearson
George W Perkins
Dan Perri
Craig Pinkard
Deborah Ricketts
Joth Riggs
Marc Rocco
Christopher Rydell
Mark Rydell
William V Ryder
Chuck Sharp
Ramsey Smith
David Speltz
Dot Stovall
Richard Taylor
Jim Thornsberry
Chris Tuck
Charles Wilborn
Rick Winquest
Cynthia G Wise
Darrell Woodard
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video January 22, 2002
Aired in United States August 5, 2001
Previously in development as a theatrical film at Marvin Worth Productions, Franchise Pictures and Warner Bros.
Completed shooting early August 2000.
Began shooting mid June 2000.