Niagara
Henry Hathaway / US, 1953 / 88 min.
Romantic thriller from the year when Marilyn Monroe made her big breakthrough. She plays a unfaithful wife wanting to ditch her depressed husband, with the sensational waterfalls of the title acting as a backdrop. Monroe would have turned 100 on 1 June this year.
During a romantic weekend at Niagara Falls young, attractive Rose (Marilyn Monroe) seduces her lover into helping her murder her husband George (Joseph Cotton).
Eye is creening six films featuring Marilyn Monroe to mark what would have been her 100th birthday (1 June): All About Eve, Niagara, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Seven Year Itch, Some Like It Hot and The Misfits.
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Details
Director
Henry Hathaway
Production year
1953
Country
US
Original title
Niagara
Length
88 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NLD
Format
DCP
Part of
Eye Classics
Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.
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