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James Dean

The stars that burn brightest burn quickest

2001★ 6.8 · 1151h 36mDramaTV Movie

Overview

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.

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Cast

James Franco
as James Dean

Mark Moses
as Dick Clayton

Enrico Colantoni
as Elia Kazan

Edward Herrmann
as Raymond Massey

David Proval
as Daniel Mann

Michael Moriarty
as Winton Dean

Andrew Prine
as Rogers Brackett

Valentina Cervi
as Pier Angeli

Greg Bronson
as Reporter (uncredited)

Barry Primus
as Nicholas Ray

Wendy Benson-Landes
as Julie Harris

Lana Clarkson
as Jayne Mansfield (uncredited)

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Release date: 2001-08-04

Runtime: 1h 36m

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