The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)

The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968) (DVD) (*)

$22.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
125 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1968 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Robert Aldrich

Written By:
Robert Thom
Edward DeBlasio

Actors:
Kim Novak ..... Lylah Clare /
Elsa Brinkmann ..... Lewis Zarken / Louie Flack
Peter Finch ..... Barney Sheean
Ernest Borgnine ..... Bart Langner
Milton Selzer ..... Rossella
Rossella Falk ..... Paolo
Gabriele Tinti ..... Countess Bozo Bedoni
Valentina Cortese ..... Becky Langner
Jean Carroll ..... Mark Peter Sheean
Michael Murphy ..... Young Girl
Lee Meriwether ..... 1st Legman
James Lanphier ..... Mike
Robert Ellenstein ..... Nick
Nick Dennis ..... Cameraman
Dave Willock ..... Molly Luther
Coral Browne

Synopsis:

A sexy starlet resembles Lylah Clare, a flamboyant star of the thirties, who died mysteriously and tragically on her wedding night gets a chance to play her in a biographical film directed by Lylah's real-life husband (Peter Finch) and history repeats itself as he falls for her reincarnation.

Once a low grade German prostitute, Lylah Clare was transformed into an iconic, temperamental, but famous movie actress by director Lewis Zarken, who would eventually become Lylah's fiancé. The two had a symbiotic professional relationship: he made her famous and she in turn was the reason his movies were so successful. Ever since Lylah's tragic death twenty years earlier, Lewis' cachet in Hollywood has dropped. He has since thought of making a movie about Lylah, if only he found the right actress. He thinks he has found the girl when he meets naive and impressionable young aspiring actress Elsa Brinkmann, who is the spitting image of Lylah. For the throes of those that matter in Hollywood, and to ensure the project not only comes to pass but is a success, Lewis and his entourage transform Elsa - who they've renamed Elsa Campbell - into Lylah, down to the mannerisms, voice inflections, attitude and the famous blonde hairdo. As Elsa gets further into the role and learns more about the real Lylah Clare, she gets drowned in her new persona. Conversely, those who knew Lylah are treating Elsa much the same, those people who include Lewis.

An actress is coached in the mannerisms of a famous film star for her part in a film about the legendary Lylah Clare, who died mysteriously. Living in the star's house, meeting her friends and acquaintances, the facts behind her death slowly emerge.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 28 November, 2019.

Customers who bought this product also purchased

Crazy Mama (DVD)	Empire of the Passions (DVD)	Jealousy (DVD)
Good Sam (DVD)	Two O'Clock Courage (DVD)