Rebel Without a Father
The film Rebel Without a Cause, directed by Nicholas Ray in 1955, is a
cultural film of the 1950s about the rebellious youth of that time. This film was
one of the first to be shot with Cinemascope, an anamorphic lens used for
shooting wide screen movies introduced in 1953, and is one of the most popular
early color films. Ray utilized James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Sal Mineo’s talents
to portray troubled teenagers dealing with life and family problems. One problem
they analogously share with each other is the roles, or lack thereof, of the father
figures in their lives. The film informs the audience of and develops the
relationships between the teenagers and their fathers from the very first scene all
