The Oscar
“The breath-taking race for Hollywood's highest award!”
1966•1h 59m•5.0•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Russell Rouse
Writer
Harlan Ellison, Russell Rouse, Clarence Greene
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Stephen Boyd
Frank Fane
Elke Sommer
Kay Bergdahl
Milton Berle
Kappy Kapstetter
Eleanor Parker
Sophie Cantaro
Joseph Cotten
Kenneth Regan
Tony Bennett
Hymie Kelly
Jill St. John
Laurel Scott
Ernest Borgnine
Barney Yale
Edie Adams
Trina Yale
Broderick Crawford
Sheriff
Walter Brennan
Quentin
Ed Begley
Grosbard
Jack Soo
Sam
Peter Lawford
Steve Marks
Jean Hale
Cheryl Barker
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Company
Embassy Pictures Corporation
Producer
Clarence Greene
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