The Legend of Lylah Clare
“Overnight, she became a star...Over many nights, she became a legend.”
1968 · 2 h 10 min
Robert AldrichCast
Kim Novak 
Peter Finch 
Ernest Borgnine 
Milton Selzer 
Rossella Falk 
Gabriele Tinti
Plot
A dictatorial film director hires an unknown actress to play his dead wife, a star, and his obsession takes hold.
Sinekatalog’s take
Robert Aldrich's Hollywood melodrama, with Kim Novak, Peter Finch and Ernest Borgnine, is lurid and campy, a notorious flop with a cult.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.7 / 10 (1,714 votes)
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