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James Dean (2001)

TV Movie  -  PG 120 min  -  Biography | Drama
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Too fast to live. Too young to die.

Director:

Mark Rydell

Writer:

Israel Horovitz

Stars:

James Franco, Michael Moriarty and Valentina Cervi
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Franco ...
Michael Moriarty ...
Winton Dean
Valentina Cervi ...
Enrico Colantoni ...
Edward Herrmann ...
Raymond Massey
Joanne Linville Joanne Linville ...
John Pleshette John Pleshette ...
Billy Rose
Barry Primus Barry Primus ...
David Proval ...
Daniel Mann
Samuel Gould Samuel Gould ...
Martin Landau (as Sam Gould)
Amy Rydell Amy Rydell ...
Christine White
Wendy Benson-Landes ...
Julie Harris (as Wendy Benson)
Karen Kondazian ...
Mrs. Pierangeli
David Parker ...
James Whitmore
Craig Barnett Craig Barnett ...
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Plot Keywords:

Acting | Reference To Jack Warner | Eyesight | 1940s | Grandmother Grandson Relationship  | See more »

Taglines:

Too fast to live. Too young to die. See more »

Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Il était une fois James Dean See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Five Mile River Films, Gerber Pictures, Marvin Worth Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

In the film, the character, James Dean, refers to his Triumph T110 as the one used by Marlon Brando in The Wild One. In fact, Brando rode his 650cc 6T Triumph Thunderbird in that film. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Near the beginning of the movie, when James Dean grabs a paper out of the typewriter, the number of pages he is holding changes from three to one, and then back to three again. See more »

Quotes

James Dean: "I'm playing the drums! Go to hell!"
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Crazy Credits

Most of this film was based on fact... some was an educated guess. See more »

Connections

References Rebel Without a Cause (1955) See more »