The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)

  • R
  • 08/21/1968 (US)
  • Drama, Crime, Mystery
  • 2h 10m

Overnight, she became a star...Over many nights, she became a legend.

Overview

A dictatorial film director hires an unknown actress to play the lead role in a planned movie biography of a late, great Hollywood star.

Robert Aldrich

Director

Hugo Butler

Screenplay

Jean Rouverol

Screenplay

Cast

Kim Novak's headshot

Kim Novak

Lylah Clare / Elsa Brinkmann / Elsa Campbell
Peter Finch's headshot

Peter Finch

Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
Ernest Borgnine's headshot

Ernest Borgnine

Barney Sheean
Milton Selzer's headshot

Milton Selzer

Bart Langner
Rossella Falk's headshot

Rossella Falk

Rossella
Gabriele Tinti's headshot

Gabriele Tinti

Paolo
Valentina Cortese's headshot

Valentina Cortese

Countess Bozo Bedoni
Jean Carroll's headshot

Jean Carroll

Becky Langner

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