James Dean
The stars that burn brightest burn quickest
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.
Trailer
Cast
James Franco
James Dean
Barry Primus
Nicholas Ray
Christopher Lee
'Eden' Assistant Director
William Stanford Davis
Train Conductor
Clyde Tull
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Amy Rydell
Christine White
Craig Barnett
George Stevens
Otto Felix
'Eden' Camera Assistant
Israel Horovitz
Louis Schurr
Lana Clarkson
Jayne Mansfield (uncredited)
Lou Wagner
'Eden' Make-up Person
Ellen Gerstein
Jane Deacy
Mark Moses
Dick Clayton
Renee Pezzotta
Smoking Woman (uncredited)
John Pleshette
Billy Rose
Joanne Linville
Hedda Hopper
Lisa Blake Richards
Ethel Dean
Valentina Cervi
Pier Angeli
Gretchen German
Kazan's Assistant
Phil Hawn
Bartender (uncredited)
Ginger Pauley
Maria (uncredited)
David Proval
Daniel Mann
Karen Kondazian
Mrs. Pierangeli
David Parker
James Whitmore
Frank Cassini
'Giant' Assistant Director
Val Lauren
Alex (uncredited)
Edward Herrmann
Raymond Massey
Gary Sievers
Eden Production Crew Member (uncredited)
Mushond Lee
Billy
Julie Janney
Geraldine Page
Mark Kiely
Soldier in 'Silver Chalice'
Enrico Colantoni
Elia Kazan
Eric Brenner
Julie Harris's Date (uncredited)
Charles Dierkop
Groundsman
Andrew Prine
Rogers Brackett
Karen Teliha
Bette Davis (uncredited)
Mark Rydell
Jack Warner
Fred Parnes
Actor's Studio Stage Manager
Brian Ruppert
N.Y Actor (uncredited)
Phil Parolisi
Cattle Call Stage Manager
Guido Föhrweißer
Rolf Wütherich
Greg Bronson
Reporter (uncredited)
Maggie Wagner
Mann's Assistant (uncredited)
Michael Moriarty
Winton Dean
Wendy Benson-Landes
Julie Harris
Peggy McCay
Emma Dean