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.
James Dean
Winton Dean
Pier Angeli
Elia Kazan
Raymond Massey
Hedda Hopper
Billy Rose
Nicholas Ray
Daniel Mann
Martin Landau
Christine White
Julie Harris
Mrs. Pierangeli
James Whitmore
George Stevens
Jack Warner
'Eden' Make-up Person
'Eden' Camera Assistant
'Eden' Assistant Director
Kazan's Assistant
'Eden' Camera Operator
Sound Man
James Dean - 8-9 Yrs. Old
Mildred Dean
Emma Dean
Train Conductor
Groundsman
Postman
Ethel Dean
Billy
Cattle Call Stage Manager
Jane Deacy
Louis Schurr
Actor's Studio Stage Manager
Rogers Brackett
'The Immortalist' Stage Manager
Hot Dog Vendor
Geraldine Page
Louis Jourdan
Dick Clayton
Warner's Executive
Soldier in 'Silver Chalice'
'Eden' Assistant Director's Son
Lee Strasberg
'Rebel' Assistant Director
Mrs. Stark
'Giant' Assistant Director
Winton's Neighbor
'Giant' Oil Derrick Rigger
'Giant' Camera Operator
'Giant' Assistant Camera
Rolf Wütherich
Boy on Bike
Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)
Jayne Mansfield (uncredited)
Judy Garland (uncredited)
Rock Hudson (uncredited)
Bette Davis (uncredited)
Auntie Ortense (uncredited)
Julie Harris's Date (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Dolly Grip (uncredited)
Bartender (uncredited)
Time Magazine Reporter (uncredited)
Alex (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Maria (uncredited)
Actors Studio Reporter (uncredited)
Smoking Woman (uncredited)
Autograph Collector (uncredited)
N.Y Actor (uncredited)
Eden Production Crew Member (uncredited)
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Mann's Assistant (uncredited)
Original Music Composer
Producer
Casting
Director of Photography
Editor
Set Decoration
Art Direction
Screenplay
Director
Set Costumer
Set Designer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Thanks
Assistant Makeup Artist
Special Effects Coordinator
Production Assistant
Second Unit Director
Title Designer