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Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde (2015)
Directed by Patrick Jeudy
Documentary · 53m
On June 29, 1967, Jayne Mansfield tragically died at the age of 34. Her stunning blue Buick Electra collided with and was crushed under a semi-trailer truck. With her voluptuous figure and baby-doll face, Hollywood's most photographed actress did everything to become a star, accepting every compromise, going from icon to object. While portraying the actress, this film offers a glimpse into the Hollywood dream factory through the lens of a casting call. Like Jayne herself, who went through countless auditions...
Cast
Jayne Mansfield
Self (archive footage)
Patrick Floersheim
Self - Narrator (voice)
Cassidi Parker
Self
Sarah Oliver
Self
Mariska Hargitay
Self (archive footage)
Mickey Hargitay
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
Robert Mitchum
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Jacqueline Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Shirley Temple
Self (archive footage)
Robert Morse
Self (archive footage)
Crew
- Director
- Patrick Jeudy
- Writer
- Patrick Jeudy
- Director of Photography
- Éric Turpin
- Editor
- Christine Marier
- Producer
- Matthieu Belghiti
Details
- Original title
- Jayne Mansfield: La tragédie d'une blonde
- Release date
- 2015-03-22
- Runtime
- 53m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- English, French
- Countries
- France
- Production
- What's Up Films, ARTE France Cinéma