Marilyn

Marilyn (1963)

See the sensational never-before shown scenes from her last unfinished motion picture!

This 1963 documentary, released less than a year after Marilyn Monroe's death, showcases the star in memorable scenes from her 20th Century Fox films, including wardrobe tests and clips from her last, uncompleted project, "Something's Got To Give". Hosted and narrated by Rock Hudson.

Date of release
1963-04-18
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Henry Koster

Casting

Interesting facts

Marilyn is a 1963 documentary film based on the life of the 1950s to early 1960s actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe. Released by 20th Century Fox, the documentary was directed by Harold Medford and was narrated by Rock Hudson.

Background

In 1947, Marilyn Monroe had originally signed with Twentieth Century-Fox, where she played bit parts in a few films, starring actors like Betty Grable, June Haver, Cary Grant, Peggy Cummins, and Jeanne Crain. She was released from her contract where she appeared in minor roles in films like Love Happy (1949), starring The Marx Brothers. She re-signed with Fox in 1950 and appeared in supporting roles such as All About Eve, starring Bette Davis.

Monroe's first film to not meet expectations was There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), a musical, co-starring Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey, Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor, and Johnnie Ray. However, Monroe re-gained her success with The Seven Year Itch (1955), co-starring Tom Ewell and Evelyn Keyes. The Seven Year Itch showcased the famous scene of Monroe's white dress being flown in the breeze by a subway grating.

However, Marilyn only focuses on the films that Monroe made with 20th Century Fox, which excludes Some Like It Hot, as it was released by United Artists. Monroe's last film with Fox was the 1960 romantic-musical comedy Let's Make Love, also starring Yves Montand. In 1962, she returned to complete her contract with Fox with a remake of the 1940 film My Favorite Wife titled Something's Got to Give.

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