The Oscar (film)

The Oscar
Directed byRussell Rouse
Screenplay byHarlan Ellison
Clarence Greene
Russell Rouse
Based onThe Oscar
1963 novel
by Richard Sale
Produced byClarence Greene
StarringStephen Boyd
Elke Sommer
Milton Berle
Eleanor Parker
Joseph Cotten
Jill St. John
Tony Bennett
Edie Adams
Ernest Borgnine
Narrated byTony Bennett
CinematographyJoseph Ruttenberg
Edited byChester Schaeffer
Music byPercy Faith
Color processPathécolor
Production
company
Greene-Rouse Productions
Distributed byEmbassy Pictures (USA), Paramount Pictures (Internationally)
Release date
  • March 4, 1966 (1966-03-04)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million

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.

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.