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Director:
Robert Butler
Writer:
William Bast (written by)
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Release Date:
19 February 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Plot:
A dramatization of the story of legendary movie actor James Dean. The film's writer, William Bast, had roomed with Dean in the early '50s, when both were trying to break into films as actors. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Michael Brandon ... William Bast

Stephen McHattie ... James Dean

Brooke Adams ... Beverly
Julian Burton ... Ray
Candy Clark ... Chris White
Dane Clark ... James Whitmore
Meg Foster ... Dizzy Sheridan

Katherine Helmond ... Claire Folger

Amy Irving ... Norma Jean
Robert Kenton ... Mechanic
Jayne Meadows ... Reva Randall
Heather Menzies ... Jan
Jack Murdock ... Judge
James O'Connell ... Mr. Robbins
Leland Palmer ... Arlene
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Legend
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Runtime:
USA:94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:PG | Iceland:L | Germany:6
Company:
The Jozak Company more

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[opening narration]
Narrator: His name was James Byron Dean. He was an actor. He died in 1955 at the age of 24. He had starred in just three pictures, only one of which had been released prior to his death. Yet before he was in his grave he was already a myth. What you are about to see is one man's recollection - an image of the actor as seen through the eyes of a friend. Like all memories in is intensely personal, elusive and incomplete - yet it refuses to die.
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whoah..., 15 October 2005
Author: elysergooser (elysergooser@aol.com) from Margeritaville

for an early TV movie, this one was ahead of its time...it featured James telling his friend to be more sexually adventurous, leading him to go cruising in a gay bar...

I got it at the dollar store , so my print was typically muddy, being that the flick fell into the public domain and all...still if you like JD you will get a kick out of this flick...well then there now!!!!

It also shows Katherine Helmond. Amy Irving and a beautiful Brooke Adams...I liked it enough to recommend it if you buy it cheap like I did!!!

If you want a really good JD movie, try Robert Altman's documentary it is archaic but fascinating!!!

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