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The James Dean Story

5.3 81 mins Documentary   1957
Warner Bros. Pictures  
Director(s): Robert Altman George W. George

Released two years after James Dean's death, this documentary chronicles his short life and career via black-and-white still photographs, interviews with the aunt and uncle who raised him, his paternal grandparents, a New York City cabdriver friend, the owner of his favorite Los Angeles restaurant, outtakes from East of Eden, footage of the opening night of Giant, and Dean's ironic PSA for safe driving.

Casts of The James Dean Story

James Dean

as Self (archive footage)

Martin Gabel

as Narrator

Lew Bracker

as Self

Marvin Carter

as Self

Patsy D'Amore

as Self

Charles Dean

as Self

Emma Dean

as Self

Louis de Liso

as Self

Arlene Martel

as Self

Lili Kardell

as Self

Christine White

as Self

Clint Walker

as Self

Natalie Wood

as Self

Gig Young

as Self

Jayne Mansfield

as Self

Rock Hudson

as Self

Dennis Hopper

as Self

Mickey Hargitay

as Self

Phyllis Gates

as Self

Clark Gable

as Self

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