Marilyn Monroe: Icon of Our Time

Marilyn Monroe: Icon of Our Time

2015 | 22 minutes |

| U/A |

Rated 16+

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NUDITY, SEXUAL CONTENT, SMOKING, ALCOHOL

Director: Lyndy Saville
Cast: Neil Norman, Derek Malcolm, Wendy Mitchell, Andrew Bevan, Eli Wallach

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Marilyn Monroe, a lasting 20th-century icon, began with ditzy roles but proved her talent in *Bus Stop* and *Some Like It Hot*, winning a Golden Globe. Her production company challenged Hollywood’s studio monopoly. Despite her success, struggles with alcohol and pills ended her groundbreaking career prematurely.

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