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Description: 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