A dictatorial film director hires an unknown actress to play the lead role in a planned movie biography of a late, great Hollywood star.

Directed by: Robert Aldrich
Written by: Jean Rouverol & Hugo Butler
Runtime: 130 minutes
Tagline: Overnight, she became a star...Over many nights, she became a legend.
Cast:
Kim Novak Kim Novak
Lylah Clare / Elsa Brinkmann / Elsa Campbell 
Ernest Borgnine Ernest Borgnine
Barney Sheean 
George Kennedy George Kennedy
Matt Burke 
Coral Browne Coral Browne
Molly Luther 
Valentina Cortese Valentina Cortese
Countess Bozo Bedoni 
Billy Curtis Billy Curtis
Clown (uncredited)