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The Oscar

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.

1966 |1h 59m |  Drama

Cast

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Stephen Boyd

Frank Fane

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Elke Sommer

Kay Bergdahl

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Milton Berle

Kappy Kapstetter

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Eleanor Parker

Sophie Cantaro

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Joseph Cotten

Kenneth Regan

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Tony Bennett

Hymie Kelly

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Jill St. John

Laurel Scott

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Ernest Borgnine

Barney Yale

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Edie Adams

Trina Yale

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Broderick Crawford

Sheriff

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Walter Brennan

Quentin

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Ed Begley

Grosbard

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Jack Soo

Sam

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Peter Lawford

Steve Marks

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Jean Hale

Cheryl Barker

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James Dunn

TV executive

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Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

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Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

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Peter Leeds

Stage Director

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Nancy Sinatra

Nancy Sinatra

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Bob Hope

Bob Hope

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Thordis Brandt

Actress

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Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

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Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

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Dennis Cross

Reporter

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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