James Dean

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (2024)

Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star's personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerability of the groundbreaking icon. ...

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023)

This timely exploration of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity examines the life of legendary actor Rock Hudson, from his public "ladies' man" persona to his private life as a gay man. ...

Paul Newman: The Restless (2023)

Multi-talented, Paul Newman is one of the greatest American actors of all time. With his silhouette of a Greek statue and his unreal blue eyes, he embodied the quintessential Hollywood star. But he never seemed satisfied. The son of a Jewish sporting goods ...

The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)

Armed with a limitless Rolodex and a Benedict Canyon enclave with its own disco, Allan Carr threw the Hollywood parties that defined the 1970s. A producer, manager, and marketing genius, Carr built his bombastic reputation amid a series of successes includ ...

Children of 'Giant' (2015)

"Children of 'Giant'" is a documentary film that unearths deeply wrought emotions in the small West Texas town of Marfa, before, during and after the month-long production of George Stevens' 1956 feature film, "Giant." Based on the controversial Edna Ferbe ...

Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)

Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood's ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter was gay, and spent his Hollywood years in a precarious closet that repeatedly threatened to implode and dest ...

The Real James Dean (2006)

Although he'd starred in just three films before his untimely death at age 24, James Dean cast a long shadow that came to define cool. Using excerpts from Dean's personal diaries, found footage from screen and wardrobe tests and interviews with those who k ...

James Dean: Little Prince, Little Bastard (2005)

The collar of his coat turned up in New York: Images which have collaborated on building a myth – the image of eternal and misunderstood youth. Unlike Marlon Brando, the proletarian rebel with identifiable goals, James Dean was the timeless and androgyno ...

East of Eden: Art in Search of Life (2005)

James Dean: Forever Young (2005)

A brief career. A timeless stardom. In just three major movie roles, James Dean became an icon for the ages. Now his legacy shines even brighter thanks to this fascinating film that, filled with an astonishing treasure trove of newfound or rare glimpses of ...

James Dean: Sense Memories (2005)

Documentary exploring the last 18 months of James Dean's acting career. ...

Året var 1955 (2005)

1955 - the year when The rip hunter is buried in snow for eight days before his ski pole with a movie ticket is discovered. Ingrid Bergman gets bad reviews as Joan of Arc, and James Dean dies in a 185 km/h car crash. The knappupgänget, with Povel Ramel an ...

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents (2005)

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents is a documentary chronicling the production of the film. ...

Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini (2004)

Featuring the vintage films, and pictures that made her a phenomenon, BETTIE PAGE, THE GIRL IN THE LEOPARD PRINT BIKINI, focuses on the life and times of the legendary model, the times in which she lived, and the impact her career had on the subsequent fif ...

James Dean: Born Cool (2001)

James Dean: Born Cool tells the story of James Dean's rise from small town boy to immortal icon as told by Jimmy's closest family and friends from the perspective of his hometown of Fairmount, Indiana. Made with the full cooperation of the Dean Estate, Bor ...

Return to 'Giant' (1996)

In the summer of 1955, an army of cameramen, lighting techs and movie stars descended on the small, west Texas town of Marfa to film what has become, "the national movie of Texas. ...

Rediscovering a Rebel (1996)

A documentary short on the making of Rebel Without a Cause. ...

James Dean and Me (1995)

A documentary about James Dean. People who knew him or had worked with him reminisce. ...

100 Years at the Movies (1994)

Commemorates the centennial of American movies with a montage of clips and music scores from the most important movies of the century. ...

Gay! Gay! Hollywood (1994)

The closet door swings wide open as "Gay Gay Hollywood" reveals the truth and explores the speculation about the preferences of the film industries biggest STARS! ...

Death Scenes 2 (1992)

DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended in such heinous crimes as the Manson Family's assault on society. You'll see the gruesome aftermath of mob reprisals, public executions and international terro ...

Death In Hollywood (1990)

HOLLYWOOD. Tinseltown. Land of the stars. A city where an actor can reach the greatest heights overnight - and descend just as rapidly. What goes up must come down, and Hollywood's failing stars leave a legacy of sadness, pain and disappointment in their w ...

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)

Welcome behind the closed doors of a Hollywood that only a select few will ever get to see -- a Hollywood of tragic lives and tragic deaths. Some of the worlds brightest stars are hiding deep, dark secrets that - once revealed show a life of unhappiness, h ...

Hello Actors Studio (1988)

After Lee Strasberg's death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed the leadership of this exceptional organization. For the first time ever, filmmakers have been allowed to film their work. ...

Forever James Dean (1988)

The life and times of one of Hollywood's brightest stars. ...

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50 ...

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)

An all-star tribute to Natalie Wood by some of her friends and co-workers. ...

James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975)

Stacy Keach narrates this documentary that chronicles the abbreviated life and career of iconic brooding bad boy James Dean, from his obscure early days working in television to his rise to stardom in films such as Rebel Without a Cause. Clips from Dean's ...

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still (1974)

The film's subject is a photograph of Jane Fonda visiting Hanoi during the Vietnam War. It asks what the position of the intellectual should be in the class struggle and points out the irony of Jane Fonda's participation in the photo shoot, which was stage ...

James Dean Remembered (1974)

Peter Lawford hosts this documentary taking a look at the life and films of James Dean. ...

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 ow ...

Giant (1956)

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of ...

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for ...

The Unlighted Road (1955)

Young Jeff Latham stops at a roadside diner and ends up working there. After meeting a nice local girl, everything seems to be going his way. Things get complicated when he unwittingly gets involved with criminals working out of the diner. ...

East of Eden (1955)

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in lif ...

The Thief (1955)

The son of a French aristocrat is accused of stealing his father's money and of stealing his step-sister's heart. ...

The Dark, Dark Hours (1954)

A hood forces a doctor and his wife to remove a bullet from the hood's partner. ...

Sherwood Anderson's I'm A Fool (1954)

A man tells the story of his coming to adulthood when he left home at age 18 and learned the consequences of telling a lie to impress a girl. ...

Padlocks (1954)

A criminal fleeing from the police stops to rob an eccentric old recluse of her treasures. ...

A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)

Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards. ...

Run Like a Thief (1954)

Alexander has been a faithful employee of Madame Pollard as maitre d' at her elegant resort. Eager to introduce his protege Rob, things go wrong when his wife Della finds an expensive bracelet lost by Pollard and begs to keep. The police are called and Ale ...

Harvest (1953)

A young man in love with a sophisticated woman from the city is torn between his desires and those of his family. His parents wish him and his brother to stay and work on their small Minnesota wheat farm while both want to escape the tough life and move to ...

The Bells of Cockaigne (1953)

An old warehouse worker dreams of saving enough money to return to his native Ireland, but it would seem unlikely. A young man who also works there is in a bad fix, he too has little money but his baby is sick and needs medicine he can't afford. He gambles ...

A Long Time Till Dawn (1953)

Just out of prison Joe Harris looks to restart his life. His wife Barbie has moved and the one man who can tell him where refuses to do so. Enraged, Joe beats the old man senseless and runs away to his father's home, where he also finds his wife. A police ...

Life Sentence (1953)

An inmate tending the prison grounds notices the woman next door neighbor often watches him. He sneaks over to visit and tells her he will be released in two weeks. He says he plans on coming for her to take her away. While she has pleaded with her husband ...

Keep Our Honor Bright (1953)

A college student faces embarrassment and expulsion for having cheated on an exam. Her fiance is a member of the university's undergraduate honor board and could quietly make the matter "disappear." The young woman reconsiders, deciding that covering up fo ...

Rex Newman (1953)

Rex Newman, Reporter for the Globe and News. ...

Death Is My Neighbor (1953)

A New York City apartment building supervisor has his job and home threatened by a new tenant. ...

Sentence of Death (1953)

A woman witnesses a murder during a store robbery but claims the accused man is not the killer. After he is convicted and weeks away from his execution date, she sees the real killer, but the police are reluctant to reopen the case. ...

Something For An Empty Briefcase (1953)

Joe wants a different future than one as a petty hoodlum and when he attempts to rob an aspiring dancer Noli, he glimpses the possibilities. He imagines purchasing a briefcase as a start but his crime partner is reluctant to let him go. ...

The Evil Within (1953)

Scientist perfects a chemical unleashing the beast within, but before he can create an antidote, his neglected wife accidentally is dosed when he has to rush a batch home to keep it refrigerated. Her mild resentment of his endless hours at the lab accelera ...

Trouble Along the Way (1953)

Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability. ...

The Hound Of Heaven (1953)

Recently drowned Hyder Simpson refuses to pass through the Pearly Gates if it means leaving his beloved, possum hunting hound Rip behind. ...

Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)

When a 1920s millionaire tests the fiber of his Vermont family, a young lady and her boyfriend feel the repercussions. ...

Forgotten Children (1952)

The story of Martha Berry, who brought education to the impoverished children of rural Georgia after the Civil War. ...

Abraham Lincoln (1952)

The story of court-martialed Union soldier William Scott, who is slated for execution for sleeping on duty after he was sent for by Abraham Lincoln. ...

Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)

New York City newspaper The Day is in trouble. Even though editor Ed Hutcheson has worked hard running the paper, its circulation has been steadily declining. Now the publisher's widow wants to sell the paper, which will most likely mean its end. Hutcheson ...

The Foggy, Foggy Dew (1952)

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10,000 Horses Singing (1952)

James Dean and John Forsythe star in this story of a wealthy orphan who meets a shy airline owner aboard a plane and later discovers that a corpse has been stowed there. ...

Sailor Beware (1952)

Meeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, but was always rejected. He keeps trying so that he can impress women. Melvin, is allergic to women's cosmetics and his doctor prescribed ocean ...

Jackie Knows All (1951)

A story about love, real estate, and mind reading. ...

Fixed Bayonets! (1951)

The story of a platoon during the Korean War. One by one, Corporal Denno's superiors are killed until it comes to the point where he must try to take command responsibility. ...

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration (1951)

The story of the Crucifixion, set within the context of the Korean War. ...