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Movie · 1976

James Dean

Released 19 February 1976 More from 1976 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Writer William Bast rooms with James Dean in acting school and follows his career to its tragic end in 1955.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Dane Clark
as James Whitmore
63
Jayne Meadows
as Reva Randall
56
Katherine Helmond
as Claire Folger
46
Julian Burton
as Ray
43
Leland Palmer
as Arlene
30
Candy Clark
as Chris White
28
Brooke Adams
as Beverly
27
Meg Foster
as Dizzy Sheridan
27
Amy Irving
as Norma Jean
22
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
41years between the oldest and youngest billed
63Dane Clark — oldest on the call sheet
22Amy Irving — youngest billed
38average age of the credited cast
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