Drama / TV Movie /

Score: 68%( 111 votes )

Overview: 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.

Cast:

James Franco
James Dean

Michael Moriarty
Winton Dean

Valentina Cervi
Pier Angeli

Enrico Colantoni
Elia Kazan

Edward Herrmann
Raymond Massey

Joanne Linville
Hedda Hopper

John Pleshette
Billy Rose

Barry Primus
Nicholas Ray

David Proval
Daniel Mann

Samuel Gould
Martin Landau

Amy Rydell
Christine White

Wendy Benson-Landes
Julie Harris

Karen Kondazian
Mrs. Pierangeli

David Parker
James Whitmore

Craig Barnett
George Stevens

Mark Rydell
Jack Warner

Lou Wagner
'Eden' Make-up Person

Otto Felix
'Eden' Camera Assistant

Christopher Lee
'Eden' Assistant Director

Gretchen German
Kazan's Assistant

Bill Voigtlander
'Eden' Camera Operator

Matthew W. Tenggren
Sound Man

Kyle Chambers
James Dean - 8-9 Yrs. Old

Lisa Robins
Mildred Dean

Peggy McCay
Emma Dean

William Stanford Davis
Train Conductor

Charles Dierkop
Groundsman

Steve Chambers
Postman

Lisa Blake Richards
Ethel Dean

Mushond Lee
Billy

Phil Parolisi
Cattle Call Stage Manager

Ellen Gerstein
Jane Deacy

Israel Horovitz
Louis Schurr

Fred Parnes
Actor's Studio Stage Manager

Andrew Prine
Rogers Brackett

James DiStefano
'The Immortalist' Stage Manager

Harry Cohn
Hot Dog Vendor

Julie Janney
Geraldine Page

Antony Sandoval
Louis Jourdan

Mark Moses
Dick Clayton

Stan Coleman
Warner's Executive

Mark Kiely
Soldier in 'Silver Chalice'

Austen Rydell
'Eden' Assistant Director's Son

Lyle Kessler
Lee Strasberg

Chad Restum
'Rebel' Assistant Director

Elizabeth Barkette
Mrs. Stark

Frank Cassini
'Giant' Assistant Director

Nick Klar
Winton's Neighbor

Allen Hall
'Giant' Oil Derrick Rigger

Robert N. Gersicoff
'Giant' Camera Operator

John C. Flinn IV
'Giant' Assistant Camera

Guido Föhrweißer
Rolf Wütherich

Alexander Rydell
Boy on Bike

Holly Beavon
Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)

Lana Clarkson
Jayne Mansfield (uncredited)

Elizabeth Karsell Horne
Judy Garland (uncredited)

Michael Lefko
Rock Hudson (uncredited)

Karen Teliha
Bette Davis (uncredited)

Carla Barnett
Auntie Ortense (uncredited)

Eric Brenner
Julie Harris's Date (uncredited)

Greg Bronson
Reporter (uncredited)

Michael Dronge
Dolly Grip (uncredited)

Phil Hawn
Bartender (uncredited)

Matt Holly
Time Magazine Reporter (uncredited)

Val Lauren
Alex (uncredited)

Sean A. Mulvihill
Reporter (uncredited)

Ginger Pauley
Maria (uncredited)

Matthew Payne
Actors Studio Reporter (uncredited)

Renee Pezzotta
Smoking Woman (uncredited)

Brent Ponder
Autograph Collector (uncredited)

Brian Ruppert
N.Y Actor (uncredited)

Gary Sievers
Eden Production Crew Member (uncredited)

Clyde Tull
Train Conductor (uncredited)

Maggie Wagner
Mann's Assistant (uncredited)