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The Oscar(1966)
Status: Released
Date: 1966-03-04
51%
14 Votes
Time: 1h 59m
The breath-taking race for Hollywood's highest award!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Embassy Pictures Corporation
Movie: The Oscar
Top 10 Billed 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
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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.
Release Date
1966-03-04
Average
5.1
Rating:
2.5 startsTagline
The breath-taking race for Hollywood's highest award!
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