The Real James Dean

Gary Legon
2006-08-01

From Indiana Farmboy to Hollywood Legend
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51 min

Although he'd starred in just three films before his untimely death at age 24, James Dean cast a long shadow that came to define cool. Using excerpts from Dean's personal diaries, found footage from screen and wardrobe tests and interviews with those who knew him best (including Dennis Hopper, Dick Van Patten, Graham Nash and Rod Steiger), this fascinating documentary explores the screen icon's lingering mystique.

Cast

Name Character Team
James Dean Archival Footage Unowned
Dennis Hopper Self Unowned
Rod Steiger Self Unowned
David Dalton Self Unowned
Danny Sugerman Self Unowned
Nick James Self Unowned
Don Medford Self Unowned
Eli Wallach Self Unowned
Leonard Rosenman Self Unowned
Frank Mazzola Self Unowned
George Barris Self Unowned
Corey Allen Self Unowned
Qarie Marshall Narrator Unowned