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The Oscar

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

4.8

1h 59m

1966

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

Synopsis

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

Drama

hollywoodmovie staraward

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Cast & Crew

Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd

as Frank Fane

Elke Sommer

Elke Sommer

as Kay Bergdahl

Milton Berle

Milton Berle

as Kappy Kapstetter

Eleanor Parker

Eleanor Parker

as Sophie Cantaro

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

as Kenneth Regan

Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett

as Hymie Kelly

Jill St. John

Jill St. John

as Laurel Scott

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

as Barney Yale

Edie Adams

Edie Adams

as Trina Yale

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