The Oscar (1966)

5.1/10 • 119 min • Drama

Overview

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.

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

James Dunn

TV executive

Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Edith Head

Edith Head

Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

Peter Leeds

Stage Director

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