Rebel Without a Cause

(1955)

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Synopsis

James Dean stars in a movie that shocked the United States with a performance that still electrifies the screen twenty-five years after his untimely death prior to the film's release. In this archetypal drama of teenage angst and rebellion, three high school students who should lead idyllic lives in their stable, comfortable suburban families explode with a violence and sexuality that their parents cannot understand. This film--which ripped the façade from the post-war American dream to expose the rage of the country's youth--resonates with an energy that has made it a modern classic and a powerful coming-of-age story.

Directors

Nicholas Ray, Stewart Stern, David Weisbart, Moss Mabry, Warner Bros., Carey Loftin, Nicholas Ray, William Wallace

Production year

1955

Rating

PG-13

Studio

Warner Bros.

Runtime

111 minutes

Cast

James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, Ann Doran