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Marilyn

  • 19631963
  • 1h 23m
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Marilyn (1963)
  • Documentary
Anthology of excerpts from Marilyn Monroe's 20th Century-Fox output, narrated by Rock Hudson, and created as a cinematic eulogy to Monroe, who died the year before.Anthology of excerpts from Marilyn Monroe's 20th Century-Fox output, narrated by Rock Hudson, and created as a cinematic eulogy to Monroe, who died the year before.Anthology of excerpts from Marilyn Monroe's 20th Century-Fox output, narrated by Rock Hudson, and created as a cinematic eulogy to Monroe, who died the year before.
IMDb RATING
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117
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  • Director
    • Henry Koster
  • Writer
    • Harold Medford
  • Stars
    • Marilyn Monroe(archive footage)
    • Rock Hudson
    • Lauren Bacall(archive footage)
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  • Director
    • Henry Koster
  • Writer
    • Harold Medford
  • Stars
    • Marilyn Monroe(archive footage)
    • Rock Hudson
    • Lauren Bacall(archive footage)
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    • 4User reviews
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    Marilyn Monroe
    Marilyn Monroe
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Rock Hudson
    Rock Hudson
    • Narratoras Narrator
    Lauren Bacall
    Lauren Bacall
    • Schatze Pageas Schatze Page
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Anne Baxter
    Anne Baxter
    • Kit Dodge Jr.as Kit Dodge Jr.
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Cyd Charisse
    Cyd Charisse
    • Self (scene from "Something's Got to Give")as Self (scene from "Something's Got to Give")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Coburn
    Charles Coburn
    • Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekmanas Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Wally Cox
    Wally Cox
    • Self (scene from "Something's Got to Give")as Self (scene from "Something's Got to Give")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Dan Dailey
    Dan Dailey
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Tom Ewell
    Tom Ewell
    • Self (scene from "The Seven Year Itch")as Self (scene from "The Seven Year Itch")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Field
    Betty Field
    • Self (scene from "Bus Stop")as Self (scene from "Bus Stop")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Mitzi Gaynor
    Mitzi Gaynor
    • Self (scene from "There's No Business Like Show Business")as Self (scene from "There's No Business Like Show Business")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Grable
    Betty Grable
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    June Haver
    June Haver
    • Self (scene from "Love Nest")as Self (scene from "Love Nest")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Celeste Holm
    Celeste Holm
    • Karenas Karen
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Hope Lange
    Hope Lange
    • Self (scene from "Bus Stop")as Self (scene from "Bus Stop")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    William Lundigan
    William Lundigan
    • Self (scene from "Love Nest")as Self (scene from "Love Nest")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Dean Martin
    Dean Martin
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Ethel Merman
    Ethel Merman
    • Self (scene from "There's No Business Like Show Business")as Self (scene from "There's No Business Like Show Business")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Henry Koster
    • Writer
      • Harold Medford
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    Storyline

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    Rock Hudson narrates a compilation of clips from Marilyn Monroe's 20th Century-Fox movies. The documentary traces Monroe's early studio beginnings as a bit player in "A Ticket to Tomahawk" to her final screen moments in the unfinished "Something's Got to Give." —Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
    • character name as title
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    • forename as title
    • marilyn monroe character
    • actress
    • Plot summary
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      • See the sensational never-before shown scenes from her last unfinished motion picture!
    • Genre
      • Documentary
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    • Trivia
      For almost 3 decades, this documentary contained all the clips from Somethjng's Get To Give the public saw. It was said the film was 'unwatchable,' Marilyn's scenes were 'terrible,' and the colour had faded from the negatives. The only one of these true was the last - the colour had degenerated over time. One reason the film was kept from public view, was so it would go along with 20th Century Fox's long-held (fabricated) story of Marilyn being the (sole) cause of the film being shut down. In actual fact, Marilyn had been rehire by Fox - several days before her passing - at terms which were much fairer to an actor of her magnitude, and would also be the concluding film in Marilyn's Fox contract. Tragically, this film, never was, the truth was withheld for decades.
    • Alternate versions
      Alternate prints run 94 minutes, including additional sequences from There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), Bus Stop (1956) and Let's Make Love (1960).
    • Connections
      Features A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
    • Soundtracks
      Marilyn
      Written by Ervin Drake and Jimmy Shirl

      Performed by The 20th Century-Fox Studio Orchestra

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    9/10
    Astounding! Genuinely fascinating!
    Ohhhhhh. drat.

    Yes, folks, I am astounded this excellent doco has been so neglected and forgotten as to not be available on video or DVD ...and incredibly not commented upon or reviewed on the IMDb. I can't be the only person in 2005 who knows this exists. Anyway, here's the info: made in 1963 as a Marilyn Monroe - Fox release to take the place of SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE which, as we all know was scrapped adding to her demise. Fox filled in the schedule blank (and mopped up as much MM sympathy cash as possible) by creating this 90 minute documentary with intros and links shot in cinema-scope on a blank stage with Rock Hudson narrating the clips from all her Fox films. It looks a lot like the format used later in THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT PART 2 with ladders and spotlights and studio bits for the narrator to wander through before various scenes or musical numbers are presented. Those films with sequences originally shot in 1.33 are presented as such in center frame and the cinema-scope clips fill the whole screen. I have also just discovered thanks to Box office Bill on the Roxy page on the Cinema Treasures site that in 1952, the "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" song number was shot in two formats: the 1.33 look as released in the feature GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES and an experimental cinema-scope version which sat in the vault until it was (now) possibly used as the finale for this c/s doco. I remember showing MARILYN at my cinema in the 70s and 80s and remarking how good this sequence looked in cinema-scope, thinking it was a cropped version of the 1.33. Well, not the case and there is the truth of it. Very good. Thankyou Box office Bill. So it was used eventually, but in a sad celebration. Apart from all this, MARILYN is an excellent doco and today more so as it compiles all the best Fox bits as a stand alone feature. Fox should rediscover their own excellent compilation feature here and get it out into stores on DVD tomorrow! Now if we can get FOX to do the same style of doco with "a celebration of Cinemascope" and a "Fabulous Foxes" and a "Technicolour Two hours" compilation we would sing their praises, instead of moaning the vault is locked. Start with MARILYN. This documentary is a major discovery for anyone in any century.
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    • Release date
      • April 18, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Welt der Marilyn Monroe
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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