The Complete James Dean Collection (Box Set)

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A box set containing the three features made by the iconic film star: Elia Kazan's East of Eden, Nicholas Ray's Rebel without a Cause and George Steven's Giant, all restored and remastered and loaded full of extras.

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Four discs; East of Eden - New Digital Transfer from Restored Picture and Audio Elements; Soundtrack Remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1; Commentary by Richard Schickel; Theatrical Trailer; All-New Documentary East of Eden: Art in Search of Life; Forever James Dean Documentary; 1955 New York Premiere Footage; Screen Test Footage; Wardrobe Tests Gallery; Deleted Scenes; Set Design Test Footage. Rebel without a Cause: Commentary by Douglas L. Rathgeb, Author of The Making of Rebel Without a Cause; Theatrical Trailer; Two Documentaries - All-New Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents, James Dean Remembered; Three Behind the Cameras Segments from the Warner Bros. Presents TV Series including the "Drive Safely" public service announcement, Natalie Wood, Jim Backus, James Dean; Screen Test Footage; Wardrobe Test Footage; Deleted Scenes (without sound); Giant: Commentary by filmmaker/Stevens family archivist George Stevens Jr., screenwriter Ivan Moffat and critic Stephen Farber; Nearly 3 hours of new and vintage documentaries in which stars, filmmakers and Texans who took part in the location shooting recall their experiences: George Stevens: The Filmmakers Who Knew Him, Memories of Giant, Return to Giant; New York premiere TV special; Hollywood premiere and project kickoff newsreels; 2 Warner Bros. Presents behind the cameras featurettes; Breathtaking, all-new digital transfer from Revitalized Picture and Audio Elements; Photo and Document Galleries; Extensive production notes, director filmography and introduction by George Stevens Jr.

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Review by Alex Davidson on 7th May 2005

In the case of James Dean, three films and a car crash created an unparalleled icon. In all of his films he plays a young man unable (or unwilling) to adapt to the accepted norms of his position in society. In East of Eden, playing the rogue son Cal, forever in the shadow of his wholesome, ideal brother (whom his father loves), the character's self-destructive urge is tempered by his attraction to Abra (Julie Harris), his brother's girlfriend; in these scenes, Dean has never appeared so tender. In Giant, Dean's oil tycoon is ruined and corrupted by wealth (echoes of Douglas Sirk here) whilst the upright Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor triumph through effortlessly emulating traditional American values. In Rebel Without a Cause - more of a morality tale than a rallying cry for America's youth, Dean dodged the potentially exploitative nature of his role and rendered Jim Stark as one of the great tragic heroes of 1950s melodrama. The endless magnetism of the young, dysfunctional male was rarely as potent as in these three films.

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Review by Barry Forshaw on 1st July 2005

Who knows if James Dean's spectacular (and short-lived) career would have imploded quickly if he'd not taken that fatal car ride? Would he have ended up as bloated as his idol Marlon Brando, appearing in an ever-less impressive sequence of films, taking the money and running? The question, however, is academic: this splendid collection shows what a remarkable legacy the actor left, not least due to his considerable luck working with three great directors:
Elia Kazan, Nicholas Ray, and George Stephens.

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