---
title: 'The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Aldrich'
released: '1968-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 130
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-legend-of-lylah-clare-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063219/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)

1968 · 130 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Legend of Lylah Clare is a 1968 American satirical drama film directed and produced by Robert Aldrich, and starring Kim Novak, Peter Finch, Ernest Borgnine, and Valentina Cortese. A satire on Hollywood, full of references to similar films, it recounts how an untalented beginner is hired to play the legendary Lylah Clare, a tempestuous actress who died mysteriously 20 years ago, and is herself consumed by the system. The film is based on a 1963 DuPont Show of the Week teleplay by Robert Thom.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Aldrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-aldrich)
- **Producer:** [Robert Aldrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-aldrich)
- **Screenplay:** [Hugo Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-butler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Frank De Vol](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-de-vol)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph F. Biroc](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-f-biroc)
- **Editor:** [Michael Luciano](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-luciano)

## Cast

- [Milton Selzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-selzer)
- [Ellen Corby](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-corby)
- [Ernest Borgnine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-borgnine)
- [Rossella Falk](https://cinepixo.com/people/rossella-falk)
- [John Alvin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alvin)
- [Robert Ellenstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-ellenstein)
- [Coral Browne](https://cinepixo.com/people/coral-browne)
- [Sidney Skolsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-skolsky)
- [George Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-kennedy)
- [Kim Novak](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-novak)
- [Peter Finch](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-finch)
- [Gabriele Tinti](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriele-tinti)
- [Queenie Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/queenie-smith)
- [Michael Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-murphy)
- [Valentina Cortese](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentina-cortese)

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