The Prize
He ordered a martini... kissed a girl... and was plunged into a nightmare of danger!
1963 | 134m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Mark Robson |
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| Writer: | Irving Wallace, Ernest Lehman |
| Staring: |
| A group of Nobel laureates descends on Stockholm to accept their awards. Among them is American novelist Andrew Craig, a former literary luminary now writing pulp detective stories to earn a living. Craig, who is infamous for his drinking and womanizing, formulates a wild theory that physics prize winner Dr. Max Stratman has been replaced by an impostor, embroiling Craig and his chaperone in a Cold War kidnapping plot. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 25, 1963 |
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| Director: | Mark Robson |
| Writer: | Irving Wallace, Ernest Lehman |
| Genres: | Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, nobel prize, stockholm, sweden, author, doppelgänger |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Roxbury Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Paul Newman | Andrew Craig |
| Edward G. Robinson | Max Stratman/Walter Stratman |
| Elke Sommer | Inger Lisa Andersson |
| Diane Baker | Emily Stratman |
| Micheline Presle | Denise Marceau |
| Gérard Oury | Claude Marceau |
| Sergio Fantoni | Carlo Farelli |
| Kevin McCarthy | John Garrett |
| Leo G. Carroll | Bertil Jacobsson |
| Sacha Pitoëff | Dranyi |
| Jacqueline Beer | Monique Souvir |
| John Wengraf | Hans Eckhart |
| Don Dubbins | Ivar Cramer, Light Henchman |
| Virginia Christine | Mrs. Bergh, Chaperon |
| Rudolph Anders | Mr. Rolfe Bergh - Chaperon |
| Martine Bartlett | Saralee Garrett |
| Karl Swenson | Hilding |
| John Qualen | Oscar |
| Ned Wever | Clark Wilson |
| Bess Flowers | Lady In Audience (uncredited) |
| Britt Ekland | Nudist (uncredited) |
| Colin Kenny | Guest at Awards Ceremony (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Guest at Award Ceremony (uncredited) |
| Arthur Tovey | Waiter at Reception (uncredited) |
| Lori Williams | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Sigrid Petterson | Speaker at Nudist meeting (uncredited) |
| Lars Passgård | Swedish man (uncredited) |
| Grazia Narciso | Madame Farelli (uncredited) |
| Annalena Lund | Blonde at Nightclub (uncredited) |
| George Boyce | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Noel Drayton | Constable Strohm (uncredited) |
| Stuart Hall | Guest at Awards Ceremony (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Irving Wallace | Novel |
| Urie McCleary | Art Direction |
| Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| George W. Davis | Art Direction |
| Adrienne Fazan | Editor |
| Richard Pefferle | Set Decoration |
| John Truwe | Makeup Artist |
| Hank Moonjean | Assistant Director |
| Franklin Milton | Recording Supervision |
| Robert R. Hoag | Visual Effects |
| J. McMillan Johnson | Visual Effects |
| Bill Thomas | Wardrobe Designer |
| Mark Robson | Director |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Ernest Lehman | Screenplay |
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Designer |
| A. Arnold Gillespie | Visual Effects |
| Charlie Picerni | Stunts |
| William H. Daniels | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kathryn Hereford | Associate Producer |
| Pandro S. Berman | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 11 |
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