The Legend of Lylah Clare
Overnight, she became a star...Over many nights, she became a legend.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
130 min
Release Date
1968-08-21
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
24
Vote Average
5.896
Kim Novak
Lylah Clare / Elsa Brinkmann / Elsa Campbell
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
Jean Carroll
Becky Langner
Michael Murphy
Mark Peter Sheean
Coral Browne
Molly Luther
Lee Meriwether
Young Girl
Robert Ellenstein
Mike
Ellen Corby
Script Girl
George Kennedy
Matt Burke
Dick Miller
Reporter at Press Party
Al Bain
Crew Member
Tom Palmer
Press Party Guest
William Beckley
Zarkan
Jan Peters
Prop Man
Queenie Smith
Hairdresser
John Alvin
Accountant (uncredited)
Ernest Anderson
Hot Dog Man (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Stagehand (uncredited)
Gene Chronopoulos
Reporter (uncredited)
Robert Cornthwaite
Studio Photo Archivist (uncredited)
Billy Curtis
Clown (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
Crew Member (uncredited)
Rex Holman
Young Man (uncredited)
John Indrisano
Studio Grip (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Brothel Patron in Film (uncredited)
James McEachin
Reporter (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Minor Role (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Press Party Guest (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
German Bartender in Film (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Photographer (uncredited)
Bernard Sell
Reporter (uncredited)
Max Wagner
Reporter (uncredited)
Victoria Zinny
Reporter (uncredited)
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