The Oscar | |
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Directed by | Russell Rouse |
Screenplay by | Harlan Ellison Clarence Greene Russell Rouse |
Based on | The Oscar 1963 novel by Richard Sale |
Produced by | Clarence Greene |
Starring | Stephen Boyd Elke Sommer Milton Berle Eleanor Parker Joseph Cotten Jill St. John Tony Bennett Edie Adams Ernest Borgnine |
Narrated by | Tony Bennett |
Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
Edited by | Chester Schaeffer |
Music by | Percy Faith |
Color process | Pathécolor |
Production company | Greene-Rouse Productions |
Distributed by | Embassy Pictures (USA), Paramount Pictures (Internationally) |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $3 million[2] |
The Oscar is a 1966 American drama film directed by Russell Rouse and starring Stephen Boyd, Elke Sommer, Milton Berle, Eleanor Parker, Joseph Cotten, Jill St. John, Tony Bennett, Edie Adams and Ernest Borgnine.[3][4][5]
The Oscar features several real Oscar winners in its cast and crew: along with Edith Head (who would also be nominated, but not win, for The Oscar), the film features Best Actor winners Borgnine and Broderick Crawford; Best Supporting Actor winners Ed Begley, Walter Brennan, Frank Sinatra, and James Dunn; and cinematographer Joseph Ruttenberg. Also in the cast were Merle Oberon and Eleanor Parker, who had been nominated for Oscars but did not win.