... denn sie wissen nicht, was sie tun (1955)
Als Neuling in der Stadt sucht Jim Stark, Problemjüngling aus gutbürgerlichem Hause, Anschluss an eine Jugendbande. Zunächst einmal respektieren ihn jedoch lediglich der etwas verstörte Außenseiter Plato und das Mädchen mit dem schlechtesten Ruf im Viertel, die schöne Judy. Als sich Jim in einigen Mutproben den Respekt der anderen zu erkämpfen gedenkt, halten Streit und Sensenmann Einzug.
Der Regisseur:
Nicholas Ray
Der Autor:
Stewart Stern
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James Dean as Jim Stark |
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Natalie Wood as Judy |
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Sal Mineo as John 'Plato' Crawford |
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Jim Backus as Frank Stark |
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Ann Doran as Carol Stark |
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Corey Allen as Buzz Gunderson |
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William Hopper as Judy's Father |
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Rochelle Hudson as Judy's Mother |
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Dennis Hopper as Goon |
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Edward Platt as Ray Fremick |
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Steffi Sidney as Mil |
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Marietta Canty as Crawford Maid |
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Virginia Brissac as Jim's Grandmother |
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Beverly Long as Helen |
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Ian Wolfe as Dr. Minton |
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Frank Mazzola as Crunch |
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Robert Foulk as Gene |
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Jack Simmons as Cookie |
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Tom Bernard as Harry |
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Nick Adams as Chick |
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Jack Grinnage as Moose |
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Clifford Morris as Cliff |
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Almira Sessions as Planetarium Teacher (uncredited) |
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Paul Birch as Police Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Abbott as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Baird as Beau (uncredited) |
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Paul Bryar as Desk Sergeant #2 (uncredited) |
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John Close as Police Officer (uncredited) |
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Chuck Hamilton as Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Chuck Hicks as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited) |
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Nelson Leigh as Desk Sergeant #1 (uncredited) |
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David McMahon as Crunch's Father (uncredited) |
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Edward McNally as Approaching Officer (uncredited) |
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Peter Miller as Hoodlum (uncredited) |
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House Peters Jr. as Officer at Police Station (uncredited) |
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Nicholas Ray as Man in Last Shot (uncredited) |
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Gus Schilling as Attendant (uncredited) |
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Bert Stevens as Police Detective (uncredited) |
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Dick Wessel as Planetarium Guide (uncredited) |
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Robert B. Williams as Ed (uncredited) |
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Ralph Moratz as Boy at Planetarium (uncredited) |
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Skipper Huerta as Little Boy (uncredited) |
| Directing | Nicholas Ray | Director |
| Production | David Weisbart | Producer |
| Editing | William H. Ziegler | Editor |
| Camera | Ernest Haller | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Leonard Rosenman | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Paul Baxley | Stunts |
| Crew | Ron Burke | Stunts |
| Crew | Rod Amateau | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Bill Hickman | Stunts |
| Crew | Carey Loftin | Stunts |
| Crew | Mushy Callahan | Stunts |
| Crew | Faye Michael Nuell | Stunt Double |
| Sound | Stanley Jones | Sound |
| Art | Malcolm C. Bert | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Moss Mabry | Costume Design |
| Art | William Wallace | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Nicholas Ray | Story |
| Writing | Irving Shulman | Adaptation |
| Writing | Stewart Stern | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordon Bau | Makeup Supervisor |
| Directing | Don Alvarado | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert Farfan | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Dennis Stock | Other |