"A look at the legacy of icon actor James Dean on the 40th anniversary of his tragic death. The special follows his life and career, with obvious attention to the three big films that made him a legend; and interviews with the people who knew him."
James Dean
as Self (archive footage)
Rip Torn
as Self (Narrator)
Sal Mineo
Graham Nash
as Self
Joan Winslow Peacock
Bob Pulley
Rod Steiger
Steve Allen
Jayne Meadows
Don Medford
Eli Wallach
Leonard Rosenman
Katherine Dunham
Dick Van Patten
Monty Roberts
Nicholas Ray
Steffi Sidney
Jack Grinnage
Frank Mazzola
George Barris
Jesse Kornbluth
Corey Allen
Joanne Woodward
Rock Hudson
as Self (Archive footage)
Elvis Presley
Elizabeth Taylor
Gary Legon
Director
Writer
David Dalton
Thomas D. Adelman
Co-Producer
Marcy Gensic
Line Producer
Producer
Sarah Legon
Debra Sanderson
Coordinating Producer
Mark Governor
Music Arranger
Editor
Don Gooch
Sound Mixer
Scott Eversull
Assistant Editor
Dana Jack
Online Editor
Lisanne Skyler