The James Dean Story (1957)

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 driving.

Released

1957-08-13

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

81 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Robert Altman, Stewart Stern, George W. George

TMDB rating

5.6/10 from 29 votes