Directed by:
John ErmanScreenplay:
James LeeCinematography:
Gayne RescherComposer:
Elmer BernsteinCast:
Lloyd Bridges, Norman Fell, Vic Tayback, Michael Lerner, John Marley, Lee Wallace, Michael Strong, Lee Wilkof, Peggy Ann Garner, Fred Sadoff, John Dennis, Angela Aames, Peter Maloney, Philip Sterling (more)Plots(1)
First of two 1980 TV movies about Marilyn Monroe which this one details her days as an aspiring actress through her love affair with high-powered agent Johnny Hyde to the brink of stardom on the eve of his sudden death. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
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