Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American coming-of-age drama film about emotionally confused suburban, middle-class teenagers. The film was a groundbreaking attempt to portray the moral decay of American youth, critique parental style, and explore the differences and conflicts between generations. The title was adopted from psychiatrist Robert M. Lindner’s 1944 book, Rebel Without a Cause: The Hypnoanalysis of a Criminal Psychopath.
The film stars James Dean, Sal Mineo, and Natalie Wood. Warner Bros. released the film on October 27th, 1955, nearly a month after Dean’s death in a car accident on September 30th, 1955.
Over the years the film has achieved landmark status for the performance of Dean. In 1990, Rebel Without a Cause was added to the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry as being deemed “culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant”.
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