Marilyn

19631963
1h 23min

Marilyn (1963)

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" t... Read allRock 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."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."

Director
- Henry Koster
Writer
- Harold Medford
Stars
- Marilyn Monroe(archive footage)
- Rock Hudson
- Lauren Bacall(archive footage)

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Selfas Self
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Narratoras Narrator

Schatze Pageas Schatze Page
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Kit Dodge Jr.as Kit Dodge Jr.
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Self (scene from "Something's Got to Give")as Self (scene from "Something's Got to Give")
(archive footage)
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Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekmanas Sir Francis 'Piggy' Beekman
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Self (scene from "Something's Got to Give")as Self (scene from "Something's Got to Give")
(archive footage)
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Selfas Self
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Self (scene from "The Seven Year Itch")as Self (scene from "The Seven Year Itch")
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Self (scene from "Bus Stop")as Self (scene from "Bus Stop")
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Self (scene from "There's No Business Like Show Business")as Self (scene from "There's No Business Like Show Business")
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Selfas Self
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Self (scene from "Love Nest")as Self (scene from "Love Nest")
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Karenas Karen
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Self (scene from "Bus Stop")as Self (scene from "Bus Stop")
(archive footage)
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William Lundigan

Self (scene from "Love Nest")as Self (scene from "Love Nest")
(archive footage)
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Selfas Self
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Self (scene from "There's No Business Like Show Business")as Self (scene from "There's No Business Like Show Business")
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My Cousin Rachel

7.1

My Cousin Rachel

Take Her, She's Mine

6.3

Take Her, She's Mine

The Story of Ruth

6.7

The Story of Ruth

It Started with Eve

7.6

It Started with Eve

Désirée

6.4

Good Morning, Miss Dove

7.1

Good Morning, Miss Dove

No Highway in the Sky

7.2

No Highway in the Sky

Flower Drum Song

7.0

Flower Drum Song

The Power and the Prize

6.1

The Power and the Prize

Three Smart Girls

6.7

Three Smart Girls

My Man Godfrey

6.3

O. Henry's Full House

7.3

O. Henry's Full House

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>

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Taglines
- See the sensational never-before shown scenes from her last unfinished motion picture!
Genre
- Documentary
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

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.

Connections
Features A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)

Top review

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
- 1h 23min
Color
- Black and White
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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