An agit-prop melodrama, directed by Harold Bucquet, nominated for the Best Original Screenplay.

It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, but lost to the sentimental favorite, the Italian melodrama, “Cinema Paradiso.”

See Our Review Oscar Nominations: 1 Best Actor: Michael Douglas Oscar Awards: 1 Oscar Context: Michael Douglas won the Best Actor for his first and only nomination.   Share this:

   See Review Oscar Nominations: 1 Song: “Walk on the Wild Side,” music by Elmer Bernstein, lyrics by Mack David Oscar Awards: Oscar Context: The winner of the Best Song Oscar was the title song from “Days of Wine and Roses,” by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer. Share this:

See Review Oscar Nominations: 1 Best Actress: Audrey Hepburn Oscar Context: This was Hepburn’s last Oscar nomination, losing the award to another Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, for the dramedy, “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” Share this: