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The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)

R 130 min  -  Drama  -   15 November 1968 (West Germany)
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A dictatorial film director (Finch) hires an unknown actress (Novak) to play the lead role in a planned movie biography of a late, great Hollywood star.

Director:

Robert Aldrich

Writers:

Robert Thom (teleplay), Edward DeBlasio (teleplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kim Novak ...
Lylah Clare / Elsa Brinkmann / Elsa Campbell
Peter Finch ...
Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
Ernest Borgnine ...
Barney Sheean
Milton Selzer Milton Selzer ...
Bart Langner
Rossella Falk Rossella Falk ...
Rossella
Gabriele Tinti Gabriele Tinti ...
Paolo
Valentina Cortese ...
Countess Bozo Bedoni
Jean Carroll Jean Carroll ...
Becky Langner
Michael Murphy ...
Mark Peter Sheean
Lee Meriwether ...
Young Girl
James Lanphier James Lanphier ...
1st Legman
Robert Ellenstein Robert Ellenstein ...
Mike
Nick Dennis Nick Dennis ...
Nick
Dave Willock Dave Willock ...
Cameraman
Coral Browne Coral Browne ...
Molly Luther
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Storyline

A sexy starlet resembles Lylah Clare, a flamboyant star of the thirties, who died mysteriously and tragically on her wedding night gets a chance to play her in a biographical film directed by Lylah's real-life husband (Peter Finch) and history repeats itself as he falls for her reincarnation. Written by alfiehitchie  

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Plot Keywords:

Actress | Hollywood | Director | Star | Death  | See more »

Taglines:

Overnight, she became a star...Over many nights, she became a legend. See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(West Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

La leyenda de Lylah Clare See more »

Box Office

Gross:

ITL 63,500,000 (Italy) (1969)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)
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Trivia

When Kim Novak walks along Hollywood Blvd, a theater she passes by is playing The Dirty Dozen, a film Robert Aldrich made a year earlier, and whose commercial success made it possible for the director to start his own production company and make movies like this. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: After Bart throws the ball through the window glass, every later shot that has the window visible shows no hole or broken glass. Further, the sound of the glass breaking is too late after the ball is thrown. See more »

Quotes

Lewis Zarken: Don't forget the Tibetan yak.
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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Cowboy (1969) See more »

Soundtracks

"Lylah"
Music by Frank De Vol
Lyrics and Vocal by Sibylle Siegfried See more »