Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986)

7.4/10 60 min Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Richard Widmark

Self - Narrator

Marilyn Monroe

archive footage

Robert Mitchum

Self

Don Murray

Self

Susan Strasberg

Self

Celeste Holm

Self

Joshua Logan

Self

Sheree North

Self

Shelley Winters

Self

Clara Bow

archive footage

Jean Harlow

archive footage

Rudolph Valentino

archive footage

Barbara Stanwyck

archive footage

Bette Davis

archive footage

Jane Russell

archive footage

Clark Gable

archive footage

Laurence Olivier

archive footage

Dean Martin

archive footage

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