James Dean: The First American Teenager

James Dean: The First American Teenager

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew
  • Recommendations

Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 30, 1975

Runtime

1h 20m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

60%

Original Title

James Dean: The First American Teenager

Production Companies

Goodtimes Enterprises, Visual Programme Systems, National Film Trustee Company

Director

Ray Connolly

Description

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.