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Marilyn

  • 1963
  • 1h 23m
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7.8/10
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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.

  • Director
    • Henry Koster
  • Writer
    • Harold Medford
  • Stars
    • Marilyn Monroe
    • Rock Hudson
    • Lauren Bacall
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
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    • Director
      • Henry Koster
    • Writer
      • Harold Medford
    • Stars
      • Marilyn Monroe
      • Rock Hudson
      • Lauren Bacall
    • 4User reviews
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    Marilyn Monroe
    Marilyn Monroe
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Rock Hudson
    Rock Hudson
    • Narrator
    Lauren Bacall
    Lauren Bacall
    • Schatze Page
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Anne Baxter
    Anne Baxter
    • Kit Dodge Jr.
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Cyd Charisse
    Cyd Charisse
    • Self (scene from "Something's Got to Give")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Coburn
    Charles Coburn
    • Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Wally Cox
    Wally Cox
    • Self (scene from "Something's Got to Give")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Dan Dailey
    Dan Dailey
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Tom Ewell
    Tom Ewell
    • Self (scene from "The Seven Year Itch")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Field
    Betty Field
    • Self (scene from "Bus Stop")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Mitzi Gaynor
    Mitzi Gaynor
    • Self (scene from "There's No Business Like Show Business")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Grable
    Betty Grable
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    June Haver
    June Haver
    • Self (scene from "Love Nest")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Celeste Holm
    Celeste Holm
    • Karen
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Hope Lange
    Hope Lange
    • Self (scene from "Bus Stop")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    William Lundigan
    William Lundigan
    • Self (scene from "Love Nest")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Dean Martin
    Dean Martin
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Ethel Merman
    Ethel Merman
    • Self (scene from "There's No Business Like Show Business")
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Henry Koster
    • Writer
      • Harold Medford
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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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    Diamonds is not a CinemaScope
    The clip of Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend used in the doc is not an alternate CinemaScope take. It is the exact version lifted from the original Academy Ratio version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. However, the doc was released as a Scope movie, and they zoomed-in on the 1.33 image to create a faux Scope version. Wish it were an alternate version, but sadly it is not... That said, the documentary is a lot of fun, especially in light of Rock Hudson's known public history today compared to that of 1963. It's also interesting watching Rock being manly by smoking while watching the clips - looks terribly effected from today's perspective. It does contain the clips from her unfinished film which has been released on DVD a while back.
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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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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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