The Oscar (film)

The Oscar
Film poster by Howard Terpning
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	March 4, 1966 (1966-03-04)[1]
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 (three wins), 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.