The James Dean Story
About The James Dean Story
Released two years after James Dean's death, this documentary chronicles his short life and career via black-and-white still photographs, interviews with the aunt and uncle who raised him, his paternal grandparents, a New York City cabdriver friend, the owner of his favorite Los Angeles restaurant, outtakes from East of Eden, footage of the opening night of Giant, and Dean's ironic PSA for safe dr…
The James Dean Story is a 1957 documentary film directed by George W. George and Robert Altman. The film is filed under movie star and icon.
James Dean takes the lead as Self (archive footage), Martin Gabel as Narrator, Lew Bracker as Self, and Marvin Carter as Self. At 81 minutes long, it arrived in August 1957.
The screenplay is by Stewart Stern. In the United States it streams on Artiflix, FlixFling, and fuboTV.