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The Oscar

The Oscar
★ 5.1/10•1966•1h 59m•Drama

The breath-taking race for Hollywood's highest award!

An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to Hollywood stardom. But everyone on whom he steps on the way to the top remembers when he is nominated for an Oscar and he runs a dirty campaign in an attempt to win.

Russell Rouse · Director

Harlan Ellison · Screenplay

Russell Rouse · Screenplay

Clarence Greene · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 59m
LanguageEN
Release DateMar 4, 1966

Actors

Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd

Frank Fane

Elke Sommer

Elke Sommer

Kay Bergdahl

Milton Berle

Milton Berle

Kappy Kapstetter

Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker

Sophie Cantaro

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Kenneth Regan

Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett

Hymie Kelly

Jill St. John

Jill St. John

Laurel Scott

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Barney Yale

Edie Adams

Edie Adams

Trina Yale

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Sheriff

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Quentin

Ed Begley

Ed Begley

Grosbard

Jack Soo

Jack Soo

Sam

Peter Lawford

Peter Lawford

Steve Marks

Jean Hale

Jean Hale

Cheryl Barker

James Dunn

James Dunn

TV executive

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