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James Dean (2001) The man behind the legend and 1950's Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star

James Dean (2001)

The man behind the legend and 1950's 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.

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

Written by: Israel Horovitz

Director: Mark Rydell

Production: Five Mile River Films, Gerber Pictures, Marvin Worth Productions, Splendid Television

Release date: 04 Aug 2001
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