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The Legend of Lylah Clare
“Overnight, she became a star...Over many nights, she became a legend.”
6.0 / 10• 1968• 2h 10m•R• English
DramaCrimeMystery
Storyline
A dictatorial film director hires an unknown actress to play the lead role in a planned movie biography of a late, great Hollywood star.
Cast & Crew
Kim Novak
Lylah Clare / Elsa Brinkmann / Elsa Campbell
Lead
Peter Finch
Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
Ernest Borgnine
Barney Sheean
Milton Selzer
Bart Langner
Rossella Falk
Rossella
Gabriele Tinti
Paolo
Valentina Cortese
Countess Bozo Bedoni
JC
Jean Carroll
Becky Langner
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Aldrich's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Legend of Lylah Clare is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
