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.

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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Art Direction, Color (1967)
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Setting
Set in Los Angeles
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Music
Music by Percy Faith
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Joseph Ruttenberg
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Details

Director: Russell Rouse
Writers: Harlan EllisonScreenplay
Richard SaleNovel
Russell RouseScreenplay
Clarence GreeneScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: March 4, 1966
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America

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Embassy Pictures Corporation

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