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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond Overview:

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)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Costume DesignHoward ShoupNominated
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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960).

By Dawn Sample on Jul 5, 2013 From Noir and Chick Flicks

The 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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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!'*
Finnish certificate register # 55085 delivered on 27-9-1960.
Italian certificate : - 16.
Film debut of Dyan Cannon.
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