Cast & crew
James Dean (2001)
Directed by Mark Rydell Written by Israel Horovitz
Cast
| James Franco | James Dean |
| Michael Moriarty | Winton Dean |
| Valentina Cervi | Pier Angeli |
| Enrico Colantoni | Elia Kazan |
| Edward Herrmann | Raymond Massey |
| Joanne Linville | Hedda Hopper |
| John Pleshette | Billy Rose |
| Amy Rydell | Christine White |
| Wendy Benson-Landes | Julie Harris |
| Barry Primus | Nicholas Ray |
| David Proval | Daniel Mann |
| Samuel Gould | Martin Landau |
| Craig Barnett | George Stevens |
| Karen Kondazian | Mrs. Pierangeli |
| David Parker | James Whitmore |
| Mark Rydell | Jack Warner |
| Lou Wagner | 'Eden' Make-up Person |
| Otto Felix | 'Eden' Camera Assistant |
| Christopher Lee | 'Eden' Assistant Director |
| Gretchen German | Kazan's Assistant |
| Bill Voigtlander | 'Eden' Camera Operator |
| Matthew W. Tenggren | Sound Man |
| Kyle Chambers | James Dean - 8-9 Yrs. Old |
| Lisa Robins | Mildred Dean |
| William Stanford Davis | Train Conductor |
| Peggy McCay | Emma Dean |
| Steve Chambers | Postman |
| Lisa Blake Richards | Ethel Dean |
| Mushond Lee | Billy |
| Charles Dierkop | Groundsman |
| Ellen Gerstein | Jane Deacy |
| Israel Horovitz | Louis Schurr |
| Phil Parolisi | Cattle Call Stage Manager |
| Fred Parnes | Actor's Studio Stage Manager |
| James DiStefano | 'The Immortalist' Stage Manager |
| Andrew Prine | Rogers Brackett |
| Harry Cohn | Hot Dog Vendor |
| Antony Sandoval | Louis Jourdan |
| Julie Janney | Geraldine Page |
| Mark Moses | Dick Clayton |
| Austen Rydell | 'Eden' Assistant Director's Son |
| Mark Kiely | Soldier in 'Silver Chalice' |
| Stan Coleman | Warner's Executive |
| Lyle Kessler | Lee Strasberg |
| Chad Restum | 'Rebel' Assistant Director |
| Elizabeth Barkette | Mrs. Stark |
| Nick Klar | Winton's Neighbor |
| Allen Hall | 'Giant' Oil Derrick Rigger |
| Robert N. Gersicoff | 'Giant' Camera Operator |
| Frank Cassini | 'Giant' Assistant Director |
| Alexander Rydell | Boy on Bike |
| Holly Beavon | Marilyn Monroe (uncredited) |
| Guido Föhrweißer | Rolf Wütherich |
| John C. Flinn IV | 'Giant' Assistant Camera |
| Elizabeth Karsell Horne | Judy Garland (uncredited) |
| Lana Clarkson | Jayne Mansfield (uncredited) |
| Michael Lefko | Rock Hudson (uncredited) |
| Karen Teliha | Bette Davis (uncredited) |
| Carla Barnett | Auntie Ortense (uncredited) |
| Eric Brenner | Julie Harris's Date (uncredited) |
| Greg Bronson | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Michael Dronge | Dolly Grip (uncredited) |
| Val Lauren | Alex (uncredited) |
| Phil Hawn | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Matt Holly | Time Magazine Reporter (uncredited) |
| Sean A. Mulvihill | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Ginger Pauley | Maria (uncredited) |
| Matthew Payne | Actors Studio Reporter (uncredited) |
| Renee Pezzotta | Smoking Woman (uncredited) |
| Brent Ponder | Autograph Collector (uncredited) |
| Brian Ruppert | N.Y Actor (uncredited) |
| Gary Sievers | Eden Production Crew Member (uncredited) |
| Clyde Tull | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| Maggie Wagner | Mann's Assistant (uncredited) |
Crew
| Mark Rydell | Director |
| Israel Horovitz | Screenplay |
| John Frizzell | Original Music Composer |
| Robbie Greenberg | Director of Photography |
| George W. Perkins | Producer |
| Antony Gibbs | Editor |
| Nancy Foy | Casting |
| Marc Dabe | Art Direction |
| Robert Pearson | Set Designer |
| Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer | Set Decoration |
| Yvonne Blake | Set Costumer |
| Scott H. Eddo | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Bill Gerber | Executive Producer |
| Mark Rydell | Executive Producer |
| Marvin Worth | Executive Producer |
| Billy Mitchell | Thanks |
| Allen Hall | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Bill Hader | Production Assistant |
| Mic Rodgers | Second Unit Director |
| Dan Perri | Title Designer |