An amazing set for fans of that legendary rebel without a cause, James Dean, this compilation of rare footage includes both video and audio gems of the Hollywood icon.

An amazing set for fans of that legendary rebel without a cause, James Dean, this compilation of rare footage includes both video and audio gems of the Hollywood icon.

Young director Robert Altman headed this in-depth documentary look at James Dean through his early television guest spots, movies, and interviews with the people who knew him best. Featured are outtakes from his three starring roles of East of Eden, clips from Rebel Without A Cause, and footage from the opening night of Giant. We also see rare footage from Dean's role in the 1951 religious TV special "Hill Number One" and an ironic television PSA stressing driving safety filmed shortly before his death. Robert Altman shows his burgeoning directorial skills in a re-creation of James Dean's fatal car crash. Created shortly after Dean's death, the documentary is an informative time capsule into the legendary star's short life.

An amazing set for fans of that legendary rebel without a cause, James Dean, this compilation of rare footage includes both video and audio gems of the Hollywood icon.

A look into James Dean's great years on TV

During his all-too-short career (three starring roles in two years), James Dean helped to radically redefine the way teenagers were portrayed onscreen (and in popular culture in general), and the expressive naturalism of his performances did more to establish the method school of acting in the public mind than any other actor outside of Marlon Brando. James Dean is a made-for-cable biography that looks at the star's short but troubled life, his years of struggle before his sudden rise to fame, and the car crash that took his life at the age of 24. James Franco stars as James Dean, with Michael Moriarty as Winton Dean and Valentina Cervi as Pier Angeli, the actress Dean loved. Produced for the TNT cable network, James Dean first aired on August 4, 2001. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide.

24-year-old actor James Dean dies in a car accident on September 30, 1955. Although Dean appeared in only three movies during his brief movie career, he made a deep impression on American audiences with his portrayal of the angry, restless young man. His three films were "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955), "East of Eden" (1955), and "Giant" (1956). This clip is courtesy of THE HISTORY CHANNEL.

An interview with James Dean on the set of "Rebel Without a Cause," the film that made him a cult icon. In 'Rebel Without a Cause,' Dean played Jim Stark, an inarticulate, frustrated, and misunderstood teenager struggling to make sense of the dangerous world around him. James Dean was a brilliant method actor who often improvised his lines, and his characters perfectly personified the restless, alienated, but idealistic youth of the 1950s. Artist and cultural commentator Andy Warhol called him 'The damaged but beautiful soul of our time.' This clip is courtesy of THE HISTORY CHANNEL.

Lee Grant discusses James Dean and the impact he had on the acting profession after the release of Rebel Without a Cause (1955).

Toluca Lake newspaper owner Mardi Rustam is the producer of this biographical drama about James Dean (Casper Van Dien), re-creating Dean's romance with Pier Angeli (Carrie Mitchum, granddaughter of Robert Mitchum) and depicting other '50s Hollywood personalities -- from Ursula Andress (Monique Parent) to director George Stevens (Robert Mitchum). ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide.