The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
2022 · Movie · R · 101 min · ★ 6.3 · 37% critics
This documentary revisits the questions surrounding a legendary Hollywood star’s death through previously unheard interviews with people from her inner circle. Along the way, it traces key moments from her life, fame, and personal struggles while weighing different perspectives on what may have happened.
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-04-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 37/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (152 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like celebrity-focused documentaries built around personal recordings and lingering questions, similar to Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes or Pamela: A Love Story; Not for you if you want fresh revelations or a tight, straightforward presentation.
Pros: intriguing interview tapes; emotional, tragic portrait; some compelling moments | Cons: little new information; messy, padded pacing; reenactments distract viewers
Themes
- interview
- biography
- archive footage
- found footage
- hollywood star
- film archives
- documentary
Cast & crew
Anthony Summers
as Self
Linzi Hateley
as Joan Greenson
CJ Johnson
as Natalie Jacobs
Sorel Johnson
as Hildi Greenson
Andre Lillis
as Sydney Guilaroff
- SL
Sion Lloyd
as Danny Greenson
Shelagh McLeod
as Gloria Romanoff
- JM
Jason Mulhearn
as Harry Hall
- BT
Brian James Twiddy
as John Huston
Marilyn Monroe
Directed by Emma Cooper