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Norma Jean & Marilyn
“Marilyn Monroe was our fantasy. Norma Jean was her reality.”
6.1 / 10• 1996• 2h 19m•R• English
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Storyline
This film follows Norma Jean from her simple, ambitious youth to her sex star pinnacle and back down. She moves from lover to lover in order to further her career. She finds fame but never happiness, only knowing seduction but not love.
Cast & Crew
Ashley Judd
Norma Jean Dougherty
Lead
Mira Sorvino
Marilyn Monroe
Josh Charles
Eddie Jordan
Ron Rifkin
Johnny Hyde
David Dukes
Arthur Miller
Peter Dobson
Joe DiMaggio
Taylor Nichols
Fred Karger
John Rubinstein
Darryl Zanuck
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tim Fywell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Norma Jean & Marilyn is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
