James Dean
1h 30min

Drama

TV 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.

Production Companies

Five Mile River Films

Gerber Pictures

Marvin Worth Productions

Splendid Television

Cast

James Franco

James Dean

Michael Moriarty

Winton Dean

Valentina Cervi

Pier Angeli

Enrico Colantoni

Elia Kazan

Edward Herrmann

Raymond Massey

Joanne Linville

Hedda Hopper

John Pleshette

Billy Rose

Barry Primus

Nicholas Ray

David Proval

Daniel Mann

Samuel Gould

Martin Landau

Amy Rydell

Christine White

Wendy Benson-Landes

Julie Harris

Karen Kondazian

Mrs. Pierangeli

David Parker

James Whitmore

Craig Barnett

George Stevens

Mark Rydell

Jack Warner

Lou Wagner

'Eden' Make-up Person

Otto Felix

'Eden' Camera Assistant

Christopher Lee

'Eden' Assistant Director

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

Peggy McCay

Emma Dean

William Stanford Davis

Train Conductor

Charles Dierkop

Groundsman

Steve Chambers

Postman

Lisa Blake Richards

Ethel Dean

Mushond Lee

Billy

Phil Parolisi

Cattle Call Stage Manager

Ellen Gerstein

Jane Deacy

Israel Horovitz

Louis Schurr

Fred Parnes

Actor's Studio Stage Manager

Andrew Prine

Rogers Brackett

James DiStefano

'The Immortalist' Stage Manager

Harry Cohn

Hot Dog Vendor

Julie Janney

Geraldine Page

Antony Sandoval

Louis Jourdan

Mark Moses

Dick Clayton

Stan Coleman

Warner's Executive

Mark Kiely

Soldier in 'Silver Chalice'

Austen Rydell

'Eden' Assistant Director's Son

Lyle Kessler

Lee Strasberg

Chad Restum

'Rebel' Assistant Director

Elizabeth Barkette

Mrs. Stark

Frank Cassini

'Giant' Assistant Director

Nick Klar

Winton's Neighbor

Allen Hall

'Giant' Oil Derrick Rigger

Robert N. Gersicoff

'Giant' Camera Operator

John C. Flinn IV

'Giant' Assistant Camera

Guido Föhrweißer

Rolf Wütherich

Alexander Rydell

Boy on Bike

Holly Beavon

Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)

Lana Clarkson

Jayne Mansfield (uncredited)

Elizabeth Karsell Horne

Judy Garland (uncredited)

Michael Lefko

Rock Hudson (uncredited)

Karen Teliha

Bette Davis (uncredited)

Carla Barnett

Auntie Ortense (uncredited)

Eric Brenner

Julie Harris's Date (uncredited)

Greg Bronson

Reporter (uncredited)

Michael Dronge

Dolly Grip (uncredited)

Phil Hawn

Bartender (uncredited)

Matt Holly

Time Magazine Reporter (uncredited)

Val Lauren

Alex (uncredited)

Sean A. Mulvihill