The Legend of Lylah Clare

The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)

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

  • Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery
  • Release Date: 1968-08-21
  • User Rating: 6.1/10 from 23 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 10min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Robert Aldrich
star 6.1/10
From 23 Ratings

Summary

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

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  • Kim Novak

    as Lylah Clare / Elsa Brinkmann / Elsa Campbell
  • Peter Finch

    as Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
  • Ernest Borgnine

    as Barney Sheean
  • Milton Selzer

    as Bart Langner
  • Rossella Falk

    as Rossella
  • Gabriele Tinti

    as Paolo
  • Valentina Cortese

    as Countess Bozo Bedoni
  • Jean Carroll

    as Becky Langner
  • Michael Murphy

    as Mark Peter Sheean
  • Coral Browne

    as Molly Luther
  • Lee Meriwether

    as Young Girl
  • Robert Ellenstein

    as Mike
  • Ellen Corby

    as Script Girl
  • George Kennedy

    as Matt Burke
  • Dick Miller

    as Reporter at Press Party
  • Al Bain

    as Crew Member
  • Tom Palmer

    as Press Party Guest
  • William Beckley

    as Zarkan
  • Jan Peters

    as Prop Man
  • Queenie Smith

    as Hairdresser
  • John Alvin

    as Accountant (uncredited)
  • Ernest Anderson

    as Hot Dog Man (uncredited)
  • Noble 'Kid' Chissell

    as Stagehand (uncredited)
  • Gene Chronopoulos

    as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Robert Cornthwaite

    as Studio Photo Archivist (uncredited)
  • Billy Curtis

    as Clown (uncredited)
  • Duke Fishman

    as Crew Member (uncredited)
  • Rex Holman

    as Young Man (uncredited)
  • John Indrisano

    as Studio Grip (uncredited)
  • Kenner G. Kemp

    as Brothel Patron in Film (uncredited)
  • Alan Marston

    as Press Party Guest (uncredited)
  • James McEachin

    as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Hans Moebus

    as Minor Role (uncredited)
  • Monty O'Grady

    as Press Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Joe Ploski

    as German Bartender in Film (uncredited)
  • Cosmo Sardo

    as Photographer (uncredited)
  • Bernard Sell

    as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Max Wagner

    as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Victoria Zinny

    as Reporter (uncredited)
Directing Robert Aldrich Director
Editing Michael Luciano Editor
Writing Edward DeBlasio Teleplay
Production Robert Aldrich Producer
Art William Glasgow Art Direction
Art Henry Grace Set Decoration
Directing Charles C. Coleman Assistant Director
Writing Robert Thom Teleplay
Costume & Make-Up William Tuttle Makeup Artist
Writing Hugo Butler Screenplay
Sound Frank De Vol Music
Art F. Keogh Gleason Set Decoration
Writing Jean Rouverol Screenplay
Art George W. Davis Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Renié Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Sydney Guilaroff Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Robert J. Schiffer Makeup Artist
Camera Joseph F. Biroc Director of Photography
Camera Kenny Bell Still Photographer
Camera Arthur Gerstle Assistant Camera

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