James Dean: Race with Destiny

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.

Cast

Casper Van Dien

as James Dean

Carrie Mitchum

as Pier Angeli

Diane Ladd

as Mama Pierangeli

Mike Connors

as Jack Warner

Robert Mitchum

as George Stevens

Connie Stevens

as Jane Deacy

Casey Kasem

as Bill Romano

Joseph Campanella

as Winton Dean

Janelle Paradee

as Marisa Pierangeli

Monique Parent

as Ursula

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