Rebel Without a Cause
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7.5After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
Released: 1955-10-27111 minDir: Nicholas RayDrama
Cast
- James Dean as Jim Stark
- Natalie Wood as Judy
- Sal Mineo as John 'Plato' Crawford
- Jim Backus as Frank Stark
- Ann Doran as Carol Stark
- Corey Allen as Buzz Gunderson
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Nicholas Ray
- Screenplay by
- Stewart Stern , Irving Shulman (adaptation)
- Story by
- Nicholas Ray
- Produced by
- David Weisbart
- Starring
- James Dean , Natalie Wood , Sal Mineo , Jim Backus , Ann Doran , Corey Allen , William Hopper
- Cinematography
- Ernest Haller
- Edited by
- William H. Ziegler
- Music by
- Leonard Rosenman
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release date
- October 27, 1955 ( 1955-10-27 )
- Running time
- 111 minutes
- Country
Key dates
- Published
- 30 March 1956
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Nicholas Ray
- Screenwriter
- Nicholas Ray
- Cast member
- Marietta Canty
- Composer
- Leonard Rosenman
- Producer
- David Weisbart
Article
Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American coming-of-age melodrama film, directed by Nicholas Ray. The film stars James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, Ann Doran, Corey Allen, William Hopper, and Nick Adams. It is also the film debut of Dennis Hopper, albeit in a minor role. It was filmed in the then recently introduced CinemaScope format. Focusing on emotionally confused suburban, middle-class teenagers, the film offers both social commentary and an alternative to previous films depicting delinquents in urban slum environments.
Original trailer of the film