The movie was adapted by Billy Wilder and Edwin Blum[?] from the play by Donald Bevan[?] and Edmund Trzcinski[?]. It was directed by Wilder.
It won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (William Holden) and was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Robert Strauss) and Best Director.
Holden's acceptance speech for the Academy Award was the shortest on record. He only said, "Thank you."
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