A melt-moldable, thermoplastic norbornene resin composition characterized by
being
obtained by compounding (A) a base polymer comprising a thermoplastic norbornene
resin with (B) an olefin compound having a number-average molecular weight of 200
to 10,000 and a softening point of 70 to 170 C.; and a molded article or
optical film obtained by melt-molding or extrusion-molding the thermoplastic norbornene
resin composition.