Rebel Without a Cause

NAU’s College of Arts and Letters Film Series, which is co-sponsored by the Cline Library and the School of Communication, promotes understanding and appreciation of cinema through Northern Arizona University and the greater Flagstaff community.
Before each movie, a local film expert offers a short introduction to set the film in its historical, artistic, and cultural context. Each film is followed by a discussion.

The CAL film series blends well-known audience favorites along with lesser-known movies, as well as a mix of genres, artists, and decades, moving chronologically from past to present so that audiences can see the evolution of the art form.

You can’t have a series about rebellious youth without including James Dean in his best-known role as a troubled youth who moves to a new town full of car racing and knife fights. Directed by Nicholas Ray; Starring James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo; 1955. 111 min. PG-13