The Legend of Lylah Clare

16
2h 10m
1968
5.9 /10 (28)

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1968-08-21

Top Billed Cast

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

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