James Dean (2001)

120 min · Biographical picture, biographical film

Popularity4.5/5

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Mark Rydell

Cast

James Franco, Michael Moriarty, Valentina Cervi, Enrico Colantoni, Edward Hermann, Joanne Linville, John Pleshette, Samuel Gould, Craig Barnett, Mark Rydell, David Parker, Barry Primus

The story

At eight years old, James Dean lives with his estranged father Winton and mother Mildred in 1939 Santa Monica, California. When Mildred dies of cancer in 1940, Winton sends James on a train to Fairmount, Indiana, along with the coffin containing her body. Winton does not show up at the funeral, leaving James to be raised by his aunt and uncle on a farm in Fairmount.

Catalogue themes and tags

1950s, Accidental Death, Actress, Car Crash, Career, Hollywood, James Byron Dean, Life and Death, Loss of Mother, movie star, vater-sohn, Biographical film, Biography, Drama

Genres

Biographical picture, biographical film

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