James Dean: Race with Destiny

Name: James Dean: Race with Destiny
Director: Mardi Rustam
Genre: TV Movie, Drama
Released: 1997-10-02
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Carrie Mitchum, Diane Ladd, Mike Connors, Robert Mitchum

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1997 · 95 min · PG-13 · TV Movie · Drama · TMDB 6.8/10

Overview

James Dean's remarkable talent and rebel attitude took Hollywood by storm. But as Dean's star begins to rise, his passionate affair with Italian ingenue Pier Angeli angers her disapproving mother and studio chief Jack Warner. How did a broken heart, reckless behavior and his relationships with Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo and director George Stevens lead to Dean's ultimate race with destiny? This revealing biopic goes behind the myth to tell the true story of the superstar who lived fast, died young and left a legacy that changed movies forever.

Directed by Mardi Rustam

Cast

Casper Van Dien — James Dean
Carrie Mitchum — Pier Angeli
Diane Ladd — Mama Pierangeli
Mike Connors — Jack Warner
Robert Mitchum — George Stevens