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2001

James Dean

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.

Credits

Director

Mark Rydell

Producers

George W. Perkins , Mark Rydell , Bill Gerber

Writer

Israel Horovitz

Cinematographer

Robbie Greenberg

Editor

Antony Gibbs

Composer

John Frizzell

Casting

Nancy Foy

Cast

James Franco , Michael Moriarty , Valentina Cervi , Enrico Colantoni , Edward Herrmann , Joanne Linville , John Pleshette , Barry Primus , David Proval , Samuel Gould

Studios

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

Genres

Drama TV Movie

External

IMDb Amazon

Posters

5
James Dean (2001) movie poster
James Dean (2001) movie poster
James Dean (2001) movie poster
James Dean (2001) movie poster
James Dean (2001) movie poster

Awards

0 wins, 2 nominations
Nom Foreign Actor James Dean 1956
Nom Foreign Actor James Dean 1957

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