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Stephen Boyd, Elke Sommer, Milton Berle

Frankie Fane has clawed his way to the top of the Hollywood heap. Now, as he's preparing to win his Oscar, his friend Hymie Kelly reminisces over their life together, and Frankie's ruthless struggle t...( read more  read more... )o the top and the people he's stepped on (i.e., everyone else in the movie) to make it there.

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PG, 119 minutes

Directed by: Russell Rouse

Release Date: July 8, 1966

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  • jjnxn
    May 17, 2009
    jjnxn
    Overblown and hoky but compulsively watchable nontheless.
  • svmainus
    January 5, 2009
    svmainus
    This was a really strange yet enjoyable film from 1966 about a disturbed young actor that would stop at nothing to reach his goal of achieving an Oscar. Great cast of characters but stand-outs here were (surprisingly) by Tony Bennett who plays his best friend & PR man of sorts a...( read more)nd again (surprisingly) a most impressive performance by Milton Berle in a completely dramatic role as his agent. Very 60s film (and a hidden little sleeper of a gem that often makes it to those "best of the worst" or "so bad they're good" lists) that also features other big stars such as Joseph Cotton, Jill St. John and Elke Sommer.

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