James Dean: The First American Teenager
Stacy Keach narrates this documentary that chronicles the abbreviated life and career of iconic brooding bad boy James Dean, from his obscure early days working in television to his rise to stardom in films such as Rebel Without a Cause. Clips from Dean's movies are intermingled with candid interviews with the star's friends and Hollywood colleagues, including Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dennis Hopper.
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Top Cast
Stacy Keach
Narrator (voice)
James Dean
Self (archive footage)
Natalie Wood
Self
Sal Mineo
Self
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self
Maila Nurmi
Self
Leslie Caron
Self
Dennis Hopper
Self
Corey Allen
Self
Jack Larson
Self
Nicholas Ray
Self
Carroll Baker
Self
Christine White
Self
Pier Angeli
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elizabeth Taylor
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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