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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Documentary

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.

Date: 04/19/1986
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall, Scotty Beckett, Eric Blore, Clara Bow, Louis Calhern, Charles Coburn, Elisha Cook Jr., Bette Davis, Joe DiMaggio, Tom Ewell, Clark Gable, Clarke Gordon, Betty Grable, Milton H. Greene, Amy Greene-Andrews, Jean Harlow, Darryl Hickman, Celeste Holm, Taylor Holmes, Buster Keaton, Jack Lemmon, Joshua Logan, Dean Martin, Groucho Marx, Victor Mature, Gary Merrill, Arthur Miller, Isidore Miller, Robert Mitchum, Don Murray, Edward R. Murrow, Patricia Newcomb, Tommy Noonan, Sheree North, Arthur O'Connell, Laurence Olivier, Jean Peters, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Gregory Ratoff, Jane Russell, Robert Ryan, George Sanders, Max Showalter, Phil Silvers, John Springer, Barbara Stanwyck, Susan Strasberg, Rudolph Valentino, David Wayne, Laszlo Willinger, Shelley Winters

Marilyn Monroe as Self (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Marilyn Monroe

Richard Widmark as Self - Narrator in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Richard Widmark

Lauren Bacall as Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Lauren Bacall

Scotty Beckett as Self (from Dangerous Years [1947]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Scotty Beckett

Eric Blore as Self (from Love Happy [1949]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Eric Blore

Clara Bow as Self (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Clara Bow

Louis Calhern as Self (from The Asphalt Jungle [1950]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Louis Calhern

Charles Coburn as Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Charles Coburn

Elisha Cook Jr. as Self (from Don't Bother to Knock [1952]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Elisha Cook Jr.

Bette Davis as Self (from All About Eve [1950]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Bette Davis

Joe DiMaggio as Self (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Joe DiMaggio

Tom Ewell as Self (from The Seven Year Itch [1955]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Tom Ewell

Clark Gable as Self (from The Misfits [1961]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Clark Gable

Clarke Gordon

Betty Grable as Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Betty Grable

Milton H. Greene

Amy Greene-Andrews

Jean Harlow as Self (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Jean Harlow

Darryl Hickman as Self (from Dangerous Years [1947]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Darryl Hickman

Celeste Holm as Self in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Celeste Holm

Taylor Holmes as Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Taylor Holmes

Buster Keaton as Self (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Buster Keaton

Jack Lemmon as Self (from Some Like It Hot [1959]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Jack Lemmon

Joshua Logan as Self in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Joshua Logan

Dean Martin as Self (from Something's Got to Give [1962]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Dean Martin

Groucho Marx as Self (from Love Happy [1949]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Groucho Marx

Victor Mature as Self (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Victor Mature

Gary Merrill as Self (from All About Eve [1950]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Gary Merrill

Arthur Miller as Self (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Arthur Miller

Isidore Miller

Robert Mitchum as Self in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Robert Mitchum

Don Murray as Self in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Don Murray

Edward R. Murrow as Self (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Edward R. Murrow

Patricia Newcomb

Tommy Noonan as Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Tommy Noonan

Sheree North as Self in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Sheree North

Arthur O'Connell as Self (from Bus Stop [1956]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Arthur O'Connell

Laurence Olivier as Self (from The Prince and the Showgirl [1957]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Laurence Olivier

Jean Peters as Self (from Niagara [1953]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Jean Peters

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Gregory Ratoff as Self (from All About Eve [1950]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Gregory Ratoff

Jane Russell as Self (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes [1953]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Jane Russell

Robert Ryan as Self (from Clash by Night [1952]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Robert Ryan

George Sanders as Self (from All About Eve [1950]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend George Sanders

Max Showalter as Self (from Niagara [1953]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Max Showalter

Phil Silvers as Self (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Phil Silvers

John Springer

Barbara Stanwyck as Self (from Clash by Night [1952]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Barbara Stanwyck

Susan Strasberg as Self in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Susan Strasberg

Rudolph Valentino as Self (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Rudolph Valentino

David Wayne as Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage) in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend David Wayne

Laszlo Willinger

Shelley Winters as Self in Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend Shelley Winters

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