Marilyn: The Untold Story is a movie directed by Jack Arnold and John Flynn in 1980 and based on the book Marilyn by Norman Mailer, first published in 1973. The movie features Catherine Hicks, Richard Basehart, Frank Converse, John Ireland, Viveca Lindfors, Jason Miller, and others.
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Storyline
The story of how Norma Jean, once an orphan in Hollywood California, becomes Marilyn Monroe, the movie star and celebrity. The movie begins with Norma Jean as a child and ends with the mysterious way she dies. Throughout the movie, we see the highlights and lowlights of her career, including the parts of her private life not widely known.
Movie vs Book
Year
1980
Minutes
156
Movie Rate
6.70
Source: IMDb
Movie
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Director: Jack Arnold, John Flynn
Country: USA
Year: 1980
Length: 2h36m
Year
1973
Pages
320
Book Rate
7.52
S: Goodreads
Book
Marilyn
Author: Norman Mailer
Country: USA
First published in: 1973
Length: 320 pages
Genre: Biography
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“Movies can't ruin books. They can only ruin movies.”
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