James Dean: A Portrait (1995)
A look at the legacy of icon actor James Dean on the 40th anniversary of his tragic death. The special follows his life and career, with obvious attention to the three big films that made him a legend; and interviews with the people who knew him.
Director: Gary Legon
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James Dean as Self (archive footage) |
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Rip Torn as Self (Narrator) |
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Sal Mineo as Self (archive footage) |
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Graham Nash as Self |
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Joan Winslow Peacock as Self |
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Bob Pulley as Self |
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Rod Steiger as Self |
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Steve Allen as Self |
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Jayne Meadows as Self |
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Don Medford as Self |
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Eli Wallach as Self |
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Leonard Rosenman as Self |
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Katherine Dunham as Self |
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Dick Van Patten as Self |
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Monty Roberts as Self |
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Nicholas Ray as Self (archive footage) |
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Steffi Sidney as Self |
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Jack Grinnage as Self |
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Frank Mazzola as Self |
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George Barris as Self |
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Jesse Kornbluth as Self |
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Corey Allen as Self |
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Joanne Woodward as Self (archive footage) |
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Rock Hudson as Self (Archive footage) |
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Elvis Presley as Self (Archive footage) |
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Elizabeth Taylor as Self (Archive footage) |
| Directing | Gary Legon | Director |
| Writing | Gary Legon | Writer |
| Writing | David Dalton | Writer |
| Production | Thomas D. Adelman | Co-Producer |
| Production | Marcy Gensic | Line Producer |
| Production | Gary Legon | Producer |
| Production | Sarah Legon | Producer |
| Production | Debra Sanderson | Coordinating Producer |
| Sound | Mark Governor | Music Arranger |
| Editing | Sarah Legon | Editor |
| Sound | Don Gooch | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Scott Eversull | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Dana Jack | Online Editor |
| Editing | Lisanne Skyler | Assistant Editor |