Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
The bad boy from a good family.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 51m
- Director Nicholas Ray
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.5/10 (1,820 votes)
Synopsis
After 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
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James Dean
as Jim Stark
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Natalie Wood
as Judy
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Sal Mineo
as John 'Plato' Crawford
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Jim Backus
as Frank Stark
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Ann Doran
as Carol Stark
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Corey Allen
as Buzz Gunderson
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William Hopper
as Judy's Father
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Rochelle Hudson
as Judy's Mother
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Dennis Hopper
as Goon
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Edward Platt
as Ray Fremick
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Steffi Sidney
as Mil
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Marietta Canty
as Crawford Maid
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Virginia Brissac
as Jim's Grandmother
- Beverly Long as Helen
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Ian Wolfe
as Dr. Minton
- Frank Mazzola as Crunch
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Robert Foulk
as Gene
- Jack Simmons as Cookie
Crew
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Nicholas Ray
Director
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Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
- William H. Ziegler Editor
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Leonard Rosenman
Original Music Composer
- David Weisbart Producer
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Stewart Stern
Screenplay
