---
title: 'Rebel Without a Cause (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nicholas Ray'
released: '1955-10-27'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rebel-without-a-cause-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048545/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

1955 · 106 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nicholas Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-ray)
- **Screenplay:** [Nicholas Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-ray), [Stewart Stern](https://cinepixo.com/people/stewart-stern), [Irving Shulman](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-shulman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leonard Rosenman](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-rosenman)
- **Producer:** [David Weisbart](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-weisbart)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ernest Haller](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-haller)
- **Editor:** [William H. Ziegler](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-ziegler)

## Cast

- [William Hopper](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hopper)
- [Ian Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-wolfe)
- [Rochelle Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rochelle-hudson)
- [Natalie Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalie-wood)
- [Nick Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-adams)
- [Edward Platt](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-platt)
- [Corey Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/corey-allen)
- [Jim Backus](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-backus)
- [Jack Simmons](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-simmons)
- [Ann Doran](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-doran)
- [James Dean](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-dean)
- [Robert Foulk](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-foulk)
- [Marietta Canty](https://cinepixo.com/people/marietta-canty)
- [Sal Mineo](https://cinepixo.com/people/sal-mineo)
- [Dennis Hopper](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-hopper)

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