The stars that burn brightest burn quickest
The man behind the legend and a knowing look at 1950s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.
Directed byMark Rydell
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- August 4, 2001
Five Mile River FilmsMarvin Worth ProductionsWatch the
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Featuring
Cast & crew
James Franco
James Dean
Michael Moriarty
Winton Dean
Valentina Cervi
Pier Angeli
Enrico Colantoni
Elia Kazan
Edward Herrmann
Raymond Massey
Joanne Linville
Hedda Hopper
John Pleshette
Billy Rose
Barry Primus
Nicholas Ray
David Proval
Daniel Mann
Samuel Gould
Martin Landau
- Directed by
- Mark Rydell
- Written by
- Israel Horovitz
- Produced by
- George W. Perkins
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