Drama TV Movie
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.
Directed by
Mark Rydell
James Franco
James Dean
Bill Hader
Enrico Colantoni
Elia Kazan
Edward Herrmann
Raymond Massey
Andrew Prine
Rogers Brackett
David Proval
Daniel Mann
Mark Moses
Dick Clayton
Lana Clarkson
Jayne Mansfield (uncredited)
Lou Wagner
'Eden' Make-up Person
Billy Mitchell
Michael Moriarty
Winton Dean
Wendy Benson-Landes
Julie Harris
Mark Kiely
Soldier in 'Silver Chalice'
Charles Dierkop
Groundsman
Valentina Cervi
Pier Angeli
Peggy McCay
Emma Dean
Joanne Linville
Hedda Hopper
Barry Primus
Nicholas Ray
Lisa Blake Richards
Ethel Dean
Greg Bronson
Reporter (uncredited)
John Pleshette
Billy Rose
Gretchen German
Kazan's Assistant
Mushond Lee
Billy
William Stanford Davis
Train Conductor
Val Lauren
Alex (uncredited)
David Parker
James Whitmore
Frank Cassini
'Giant' Assistant Director
Otto Felix
'Eden' Camera Assistant
Phil Hawn
Bartender (uncredited)
Ellen Gerstein
Jane Deacy
Julie Janney
Geraldine Page
Karen Teliha
Bette Davis (uncredited)
Maggie Wagner
Mann's Assistant (uncredited)
Gary Sievers
Eden Production Crew Member (uncredited)
Renee Pezzotta
Smoking Woman (uncredited)
Eric Brenner
Julie Harris's Date (uncredited)
Guido Föhrweißer
Rolf Wütherich
Amy Rydell
Christine White
Karen Kondazian
Mrs. Pierangeli
Clyde Tull
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Ginger Pauley
Maria (uncredited)
Phil Parolisi
Cattle Call Stage Manager
Craig Barnett
George Stevens
Brian Ruppert
N.Y Actor (uncredited)
Samuel Gould
Martin Landau
Kyle Chambers
James Dean - 8-9 Yrs. Old
Lisa Robins
Mildred Dean
Steve Chambers
Postman
James DiStefano
'The Immortalist' Stage Manager
Harry Cohn
Hot Dog Vendor
Antony Sandoval
Louis Jourdan
Chad Restum
'Rebel' Assistant Director
Elizabeth Barkette
Mrs. Stark
Nick Klar
Winton's Neighbor
Robert N. Gersicoff
'Giant' Camera Operator
John C. Flinn IV
'Giant' Assistant Camera
Alexander Rydell
Boy on Bike
Holly Beavon
Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)
Elizabeth Karsell Horne
Judy Garland (uncredited)
Carla Barnett
Auntie Ortense (uncredited)
Sean A. Mulvihill
Reporter (uncredited)
Matthew Payne
Actors Studio Reporter (uncredited)
Brent Ponder
Autograph Collector (uncredited)

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