James Dean 23 years old

The stars that burn brightest burn quickest

James Dean

The man behind the legend and a knowing look at the 1950's Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic bioepic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without A Cause and Giant.

Credits

James Dean Cast

Name Character
Enrico Colantoni He was 38, now 61 years old as Elia Kazan
James Franco He was 23, now 46 years old as James Dean
Edward Herrmann He was 58, 71 years old when he died as Raymond Massey
Lana Clarkson She was 39, 40 years old when she died as Jayne Mansfield
Joanne Linville She was 73, now 96 years old as Hedda Hopper
John Pleshette He was 59, now 82 years old as Billy Rose
Michael Moriarty He was 60, now 83 years old as Winton Dean
Samuel Gould He was 28, now 51 years old as Martin Landau
Valentina Cervi She was 25, now 48 years old as Pier Angeli
Ellen Gerstein She was 51, now 74 years old as Jane Deacy

James Dean Crew

Name Department
Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer as Set Decoration. Art
Nancy Foy as Casting. Production
Marc Dabe as Art Direction. Art
Robbie Greenberg as Director of Photography. He was 54 (now 77) years old Camera
George W. Perkins as Producer. Production
John Frizzell as Original Music Composer. He was 35 (now 58) years old Sound
Antony Gibbs as Editor. He was 75 (90) years old when He died Editing
Yvonne Blake as Set Costumer. She was 60 (77) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
James Dean poster
James Dean (23 years)

The stars that burn brightest burn quickest

  • Release day: Saturday, August 04, 2001
  • Runtime: 90 minutes