The James Dean Story

5.3
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 81 min
  • Premiere: 1957. August 13.

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.

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Art

Louis Clyde Stoumen

Production Design

Maurice Binder

Title Designer

Crew

David Stone Martin

Title Graphics

Louis Lombardo

Production Office Assistant

Directing

Robert Altman

Director

Editing

Production

Robert Altman

Producer

Sound

Leith Stevens

Original Music Composer

Bert Schoenfeld

Sound Designer

Jack Kirschner

Sound Designer

Cathey Burrow

Sound Editor

James Nelson

Sound Designer

Chet Baker

Musician

Bud Shank

Musician

Writing

Stewart Stern

Screenplay

Art

Louis Clyde Stoumen

Production Design

Maurice Binder

Title Designer

Crew

David Stone Martin

Title Graphics

Louis Lombardo

Production Office Assistant

Directing

Robert Altman

Director

Editing

Production

Robert Altman

Producer

Sound

Leith Stevens

Original Music Composer

Bert Schoenfeld

Sound Designer

Jack Kirschner

Sound Designer

Cathey Burrow

Sound Editor

James Nelson

Sound Designer

Chet Baker

Musician

Bud Shank

Musician

Writing

Stewart Stern

Screenplay