James Dean (2001)
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During his all-too-short career (three starring roles in two years), James Dean helped to radically redefine the way teenagers were portrayed onscreen (and in popular culture in general), and the expressive naturalism of his performances did more to establish the "method" school of acting… More During his all-too-short career (three starring roles in two years), James Dean helped to radically redefine the way teenagers were portrayed onscreen (and in popular culture in general), and the expressive naturalism of his performances did more to establish the "method" school of acting in the public mind than any other actor outside of Marlon Brando. James Dean is a made-for-cable biography that looks at the star's short but troubled life, his years of struggle before his sudden rise to fame, and the car crash that took his life at the age of 24. James Franco stars as James Dean, with Michael Moriarty as Winton Dean and Valentina Cervi as Pier Angeli, the actress Dean loved. Produced for the TNT cable network, James Dean first aired on August 4, 2001. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mark Rydell
- Genres
- Drama, Television
- In Theaters
- Aug 4, 2001 Wide
- On DVD
- Jan 22, 2002
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...entertaining, in a movie-of-the-week sort of way.
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Cast
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James Franco
as James Dean
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Michael Moriarty
as Winton Dean
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Edward Herrmann
as Raymond Massey
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Mark Rydell
as Jack Warner
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Valentina Cervi
as Pier Angeli
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Amy Rydell
as Christine White
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Sam Gould
as Martin Landau
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Enrico Colantoni
as Elia Kazan
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Craig Barnett
as George Stevens
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Kyle Chambers
as Young James Dean
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Wendy Benson
as Julie Harris
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Israel Horovitz
as Louis Schurr
- Joanne Linville
