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The Oscar

1966 · 119 min

A lurid, overheated rise-and-fall melodrama that invites you to savor the comeuppance of a charming heel.

Directed by: Russell Rouse
Genres: Drama
Starring: Stephen Boyd, Elke Sommer, Milton Berle

Tagline: The breath-taking race for Hollywood's highest award!
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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Directed by: Russell Rouse
Genres: Drama
Starring: Stephen Boyd, Elke Sommer, Milton Berle

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Tone: campystrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
betrayal
corruption
celebrity
morality
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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