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Rebel Without a Cause
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Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American drama and teen film directed by Nicholas Ray. The cast includes James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, and Ann Doran. Stewart Stern, Irving Shulman, and Nicholas Ray served as screenwriters, while David Weisbart produced the film. Warner Bros. Entertainment handled production and distribution, with the latter also distributing it through Netflix. The narrative is set in Los Angeles, where filming also took place alongside Santa Monica.
The film runs for 111 minutes and was released on October 27, 1955. It features music by Leonard Rosenman and cinematography by Ernest Haller. Other key crew members include editor William H. Ziegler, production designer Malcolm C. Bert, and costume designer Moss Mabry. The movie received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Story. It has an IMDb rating of 7.6 based on 103,410 votes and a TMDb average of 7.5 from 1,761 votes.
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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.
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
Themes
- individual
- underground world
- street gang
- unsociability
- car race
- parent child relationship
- authority
- rebel
- coming of age
- based on short story
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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
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $1.5 million
- Box office
- $4.5 million (US rentals)
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Encyclopedic overview
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
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