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The Prize

The Prize

He ordered a martini... kissed a girl... and was plunged into a nightmare of danger!

19636.72h 14m

Overview

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 Max Stratman has been replaced by an impostor, embroiling Craig and his chaperone in a Cold War kidnapping plot.

Directed by Mark Robson
Written by Irving Wallace, Ernest Lehman
Produced by Pandro S. Berman
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Top Cast

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Andrew Craig

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Max Stratman/Walter Stratman

Elke Sommer

Elke Sommer

Inger Lisa Andersson

Diane Baker

Diane Baker

Emily Stratman

Micheline Presle

Micheline Presle

Denise Marceau

Gérard Oury

Gérard Oury

Claude Marceau

Sergio Fantoni

Sergio Fantoni

Carlo Farelli

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

John Garrett

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Bertil Jacobsson

Sacha Pitoëff

Sacha Pitoëff

Dranyi

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or booknobel prizestockholm, swedenauthordoppelgänger

About The Prize

The Prize is a mystery, thriller film released in 1963 exploring themes of based on novel or book, nobel prize, stockholm, sweden, author, doppelgänger. Directed by Mark Robson, it stars Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson, Elke Sommer. 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 Max Stratman has been replaced by an impostor, embroiling Craig and his chaperone in a Cold War kidnapping plot.

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