Best Cinematography1961 Film Fan Awards33rd Academy Awards
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Best Cinematography Nominee

Pepe (1960)

Ceremony Year: 1961Category: Best CinematographyReleased: 1960
Nominated Talent & Credits
Joseph MacDonald— Joe MacDonald
Synopsis / Overview

Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. Pepe, determined to get the horse back (as he considers it his family), decides to take off to Hollywood. There he meets film stars including Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra, Zsa Zsa Gabór, Bing Crosby, Maurice Chevalier and Jack Lemmon in drag as Daphne from Some Like It Hot. He is also surprised by things that were new in America at the time, such as automatic swinging doors. When he finally reaches the man who bought the horse, he is led to believe there is no hope of getting it back. However, the last scene shows both him and the stallion back at the ranch with several foals.

Historical Academy Record
CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color) — 33rd Academy Awards (1961)

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