Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986)
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.

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Cast

Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe As: Self (archive footage)
Richard Widmark Richard Widmark As: Self - Narrator
Lauren Bacall Lauren Bacall As: Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage)
Scotty Beckett Scotty Beckett As: Self (from Dangerous Years [1947]) (archive footage)
Eric Blore Eric Blore As: Self (from Love Happy [1949]) (archive footage)
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Storyline

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.


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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 19 April 1986

Country: US

Runtime: 60m

Company Credits

Company: Wombat Productions, DeVillier Donegan Enterprizes, Cinemax, Janson Media

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Cast

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Self - Narrator

Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage)

Scotty Beckett

Scotty Beckett

Self (from Dangerous Years [1947]) (archive footage)

Eric Blore

Eric Blore

Self (from Love Happy [1949]) (archive footage)

Clara Bow

Clara Bow

Self (archive footage)

Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern

Self (from The Asphalt Jungle [1950]) (archive footage)

Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage)

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Self (from Don't Bother to Knock [1952]) (archive footage)

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Self (from All About Eve [1950]) (archive footage)

Joe DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio

Self (archive footage)

Tom Ewell

Tom Ewell

Self (from The Seven Year Itch [1955]) (archive footage)

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Self (from The Misfits [1961]) (archive footage)

Clarke Gordon

Clarke Gordon

Self

Betty Grable

Betty Grable

Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage)

Milton H. Greene

Milton H. Greene

Self (archive footage)

Amy Greene-Andrews

Amy Greene-Andrews

Self

Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow

Self (archive footage)

Darryl Hickman

Darryl Hickman

Self (from Dangerous Years [1947]) (archive footage)

Celeste Holm

Celeste Holm

Self

Taylor Holmes

Taylor Holmes

Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage)

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Self (archive footage)

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Self (from Some Like It Hot [1959]) (archive footage)

Joshua Logan

Joshua Logan

Self

Dean Martin

Dean Martin

Self (from Something's Got to Give [1962]) (archive footage)

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Self (from Love Happy [1949]) (archive footage)

Victor Mature

Victor Mature

Self (archive footage)

Gary Merrill

Gary Merrill

Self (from All About Eve [1950]) (archive footage)

Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller

Self (archive footage)

Isidore Miller

Isidore Miller

Self (archive footage)

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Self

Don Murray

Don Murray

Self

Edward R. Murrow

Edward R. Murrow

Self (archive footage)

Patricia Newcomb

Patricia Newcomb

Self (archive footage)

Tommy Noonan

Tommy Noonan

Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage)

Sheree North

Sheree North

Self

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Self (from Bus Stop [1956]) (archive footage)

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Self (from The Prince and the Showgirl [1957]) (archive footage)

Jean Peters

Jean Peters

Self (from Niagara [1953]) (archive footage)

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Gregory Ratoff

Gregory Ratoff

Self (from All About Eve [1950]) (archive footage)

Jane Russell

Jane Russell

Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage)

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Self (from Clash by Night [1952]) (archive footage)

George Sanders

George Sanders

Self (from All About Eve [1950]) (archive footage)

Max Showalter

Max Showalter

Self (from Niagara [1953]) (archive footage)

Phil Silvers

Phil Silvers

Self (archive footage)

John Springer

John Springer

Self

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Self (from Clash by Night [1952]) (archive footage)

Susan Strasberg

Susan Strasberg

Self

Rudolph Valentino

Rudolph Valentino

Self (archive footage)

David Wayne

David Wayne

Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage)

Laszlo Willinger

Laszlo Willinger

Self

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Self

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Ron Devillier

Ron Devillier

Executive Producer

Brian Donegan

Brian Donegan

Executive Producer

Stephen Janson

Stephen Janson

Associate Producer

Stephen Janson

Stephen Janson

Executive Producer

Mara Marmorstein

Mara Marmorstein

Production Secretary

Gene Feldman

Gene Feldman

Producer

Suzette Winter

Suzette Winter

Producer

Edited By

Leslie Mulkey

Leslie Mulkey

Editor

Victor Kanefsky

Victor Kanefsky

Supervising Editor

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Alan Brennecke

Alan Brennecke

Assistant Camera

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Richard Francis

Richard Francis

Cinematography

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