The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) | |
| Director(s) | Budd Boetticher |
| Producer(s) | Milton Sperling |
| Top Genres | Crime, Historical |
| Top Topics | |
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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) was a Crime - Historical Film directed by Budd Boetticher and produced by Milton Sperling.
Academy Awards 1960 --- Ceremony Number 33 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Costume Design | Howard Shoup | Nominated |
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By Dawn Sample on Jul 5, 2013 From Noir and Chick FlicksThe Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960). Directed by Budd Boetticher. The film debut of Dyan Cannon. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design. After watching a couple of jewelry thieves gunned down by police, thief Jack Diamond asks dance instructor Alice for a date, she turn ... Read full article
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Julie Wilson was nominated for the 1989 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actress in a Musical for "Legs Diamond".
The Broadway musical production based on this movie "Legs Diamond" opened at the Mark Hellinger Theater in New York on December 26, 1988 and ran for 64 performances.
In an interview about the making of this film, cinematographer Lucien Ballard recalled, "We wanted to go for an authentic atmosphere for the 1920s where the film was showing. So after seeing some of the rushes, the producer went to Boetticher director Budd Boetticher and said, 'I thought you said Ballard was a great cameraman - this looks like it was shot in 1920!' And Budd said, 'It's SUPPOSED to look like it was shot in 1920!'*
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The Broadway musical production based on this movie "Legs Diamond" opened at the Mark Hellinger Theater in New York on December 26, 1988 and ran for 64 performances.
In an interview about the making of this film, cinematographer Lucien Ballard recalled, "We wanted to go for an authentic atmosphere for the 1920s where the film was showing. So after seeing some of the rushes, the producer went to Boetticher director Budd Boetticher and said, 'I thought you said Ballard was a great cameraman - this looks like it was shot in 1920!' And Budd said, 'It's SUPPOSED to look like it was shot in 1920!'*
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