This is the story of a vicious, bitter, firstclass heel who rises to stardom on the blood of those close to him. Without a single redeeming quality, part played by Stephen Boyd is unsympathetic virtually from opening shots.
The Oscar
The breath-taking race for Hollywood's highest award!
1966 · 1h 59m · Approved
Drama
Directed by
Russell Rouse
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.
Director and cast
- Russell Rouse Director
- Stephen Boyd as Frank Fane
- Elke Sommer as Kay Bergdahl
- Milton Berle as Kappy Kapstetter
- Eleanor Parker as Sophie Cantaro
- Joseph Cotten as Kenneth Regan
- Tony Bennett as Hymie Kelly
- Jill St. John as Laurel Scott
- Ernest Borgnine as Barney Yale
- Edie Adams as Trina Yale
- Broderick Crawford as Sheriff
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
A piece of expensive claptrap, loaded with harrowing cliches.
Tacky Tinseltown soaper, logging the unscrupulous rise to stardom of an Academy-nominated actor in a succession of flashbacks, featuring numerous stellar walk-ons and dreadful dialogue.
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