James Dean: The First American Teenager

Overview

Stacy Keach narrates this documentary that chronicles the abbreviated life and career of iconic brooding bad boy James Dean, from his obscure early days working in television to his rise to stardom in films such as Rebel Without a Cause. Clips from Dean's movies are intermingled with candid interviews with the star's friends and Hollywood colleagues, including Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dennis Hopper.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 30, 1975

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

National Film Trustee Company,Goodtimes Enterprises,Visual Programme Systems

Cast

Leslie Caron,James Dean,Jack Larson,Natalie Wood,Corey Allen,Nicholas Ray,Maila Nurmi,Dennis Hopper,Sammy Davis Jr.,Stacy Keachand 5 more

Director

Ray Connolly

Producer

Sanford Lieberson,David Puttnam

Cinematography

Peter Hannan,Mike Molloy

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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