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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986)

April. 19,1986

7.5

| 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.

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Marilyn Monroe as Self (archive footage)

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Richard Widmark as Self - Narrator

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Lauren Bacall as Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage)

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Reviews

Diagonaldi

1986/04/19

Very well executed

Cortechba

1986/04/20

Overrated

Erica Derrick

1986/04/21

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Rosie Searle

1986/04/22

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.