The Prize (1963)
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69% of users liked it
(686 ratings)
Based on the novel by Irving Wallace, The Prize takes place in Stockholm, where several laureates gather to accept their Nobel Prizes. At first, the film concentrates on iconoclastic novelist Paul Newman, but he is temporarily shunted to the background when physics expert Edward G. Robinson is… More Based on the novel by Irving Wallace, The Prize takes place in Stockholm, where several laureates gather to accept their Nobel Prizes. At first, the film concentrates on iconoclastic novelist Paul Newman, but he is temporarily shunted to the background when physics expert Edward G. Robinson is kidnaped and replaced by his wicked twin brother. The real Robinson is to be spirited behind the Iron Curtain, while the "fake" Robinson is to disrupt the awards ceremony with an anti-American tirade. Newman gets wind of the plot, and with the help of Swedish foreign office functionary Elke Sommer, he endeavors to rescue the real Robinson and expose the phony-who has yet another trick up his sleeve before the film is over. We'll go along with the fantastic plot convolutions of The Prize, provided we don't have to swallow the premise of another man's voice emanating from that familiar Eddie Robinson mug. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mark Robson
- Written By
- Irving Wallace, Ernest Lehman
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1963 Limited
- On DVD
- Jun 24, 1992
- Studio
- MGM
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Set in Stockholm during the Nobel Prize ceremonies, the film is an unsuccessful blend of politics, international intrigues and romance, but the sight of a semi-naked Paul Newman in a nudist colony might appeal to his fans.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Suffers from an unevenness of tone which cannot balance the political turmoil with the sexual playfulness.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The only prize this film takes is the booby prize for crudeness.
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, Film4
Newman heads the cast of this flawed but enjoyable comedy thriller based on Irving Wallace's spy yarn.
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Cast
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Paul Newman
as Andrew Craig
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Edward G. Robinson
as Dr. Max Stratman
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Elke Sommer
as Inger Lisa Andersen
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Diane Baker
as Emily Stratman
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Micheline Presle
as Dr. Denise Marceau
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Gérard Oury
as Dr. Claude Marceau
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Sergio Fantoni
as Dr. Carlo Farelli
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Kevin McCarthy
as Dr. John Garrett
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Leo G Carroll
as Count Bertil Jacobssen
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Sacha Pitoëff
as Daranyi
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Jacqueline Beer
as Monique Souvir
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John Wengraf
as Hans Eckart
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Don Dubbins
as Ivar Cramer
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Virginia Christine
as Mrs. Bergh
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Rudolph Anders
as Mr. Bergh
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Martine Bartlett
as Saralee Garrett
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Karl Swenson
as Hilding
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John Qualen
as Oscar
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Ned Wever
as Clark Wilson
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John Banner
as German correspondent
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Sven Hugo Borg
as Oscar Lindbloom
- Peter Bourne
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Martin Brandt
as Steen Eckberg
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Albert Carrier
as French Reporter
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Carl Carlsson
as Swedish Visitor
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Peter Coe
as Officer
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Noel Drayton
as Police Constable Strohm
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Jerry Dunphy
as American TV News correspondent
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Sam Edwards
as Reporter
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Edith Evanson
as Mrs. Ahlquist
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Alice Frost
as Swedish woman
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Gregory Gaye
as Russian Reporter
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Erik Holland
as Photographer
- John Holland
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Mauritz Hugo
as Speaker
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Anna Lee
as American Reporter
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Queenie Leonard
as Miss Fawley
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Annalena Lund
as Blonde
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Lester Matthews
as BBC News correspondent
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Grazia Narciso
as Mrs. Farelli
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Gregg Palmer
as Swedish Commentator
- Lars Passgård
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Sid Raymond
as Actor
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Otto Reichow
as Seaman
- Gene Roth
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Teru Shimada
as Tokyo Correspondent
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Ivan Triesault
as Hotel porter
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Ben Wright
as British Reporter
- Robert Garrett
- Paul Busch
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Michel Panaieff
as French Correspondent
- Harold Dyrenforth
- Jill Carson
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Ron Nyman
as Burly Swede
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Fred Scheiwiller
as Deck Hand
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Sigfrid Tor
as Swedish Waiter
- Mark Robson