Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

April. 19,1986      
Rating:
7.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddess. But even though she scaled heights few could even dream of, she was one of the loneliest of stars.

Marilyn Monroe as  Self (archive footage)
Richard Widmark as  Self - Narrator
Lauren Bacall as  Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage)
Scotty Beckett as  Self (from Dangerous Years [1947]) (archive footage)
Eric Blore as  Self (from Love Happy [1949]) (archive footage)
Clara Bow as  Self (archive footage)
Louis Calhern as  Self (from The Asphalt Jungle [1950]) (archive footage)
Charles Coburn as  Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage)
Elisha Cook Jr. as  Self (from Don't Bother to Knock [1952]) (archive footage)
Bette Davis as  Self (from All About Eve [1950]) (archive footage)

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