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Director:
Mark Robson
Writers:
Irving Wallace (novel)
Ernest Lehman (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
25 December 1963 (USA) more
Tagline:
He ordered a martini...kissed a girl...and was plunged into a nightmare of danger (USA Theatrical) more
Plot:
As the Nobel Prize winners come to Stockholm to receive their awards, their lives are overturned and perturbed in various ways. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Turning an Irving Wallace story into a homage to Hitchcock? more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Paul Newman ... Andrew Craig
Elke Sommer ... Inger Lisa Andersson

Edward G. Robinson ... Dr. Max Stratman / Prof. Walter Stratman
Diane Baker ... Emily Stratman
Micheline Presle ... Dr. Denise Marceau
Gérard Oury ... Dr. Claude Marceau
Sergio Fantoni ... Dr. Carlo Farelli
Kevin McCarthy ... Dr. John Garrett
Leo G. Carroll ... Count Bertil Jacobsson
Sacha Pitoëff ... Daranyi, Dark Henchman (as Sacha Pitoeff)
Jacqueline Beer ... Monique Souvir, Dr. Claude's 'Secretary'

John Wengraf ... Hans Eckhart
Don Dubbins ... Ivar Cramer, Light Henchman
Virginia Christine ... Mrs. Bergh, Chaperon
Rudolph Anders ... Mr. Bergh, Chaperon
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Additional Details

Runtime:
134 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Miscellaneous: Nobel prize ceremony is held annually on Dec 10th. The weather, light and dresses in Stockholm would be different from those observed in the movie. more
Quotes:
Andrew Craig: You speak very good English for a non-drinker, Miss?
Emily Stratman: Greta Garbo.
Andrew Craig: Hmm. Mind if I call you Ingrid?
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Movie Connections:
References The 39 Steps (1935) more
Soundtrack:
Winter Garden more

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10 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
Turning an Irving Wallace story into a homage to Hitchcock?, 24 January 2003
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Author: Jugu Abraham (jugu_abraham@yahoo.co.uk) from Trivandrum, Kerala, India

If you have read the book, what the film has to offer is unfortunately a replay of what Hitchcock created in 1959.

Ernest Lehman was the script writer for Hitchcock's "North by northwest." I was surprised that two scenes from the classic were modified by Lehman for "The Prize". The famous scene of Cary Grant being almost killed by a plane in the open field is replayed here with Paul Newman being terrorized by a car on an empty bridge at night. A few minutes later into the film Lehman replaces the auction sequence in the Cary Grant film with Newman in a nudist conference. If you have seen the Hitchcock film you know what follows. Was it a homage to Hitchcock or was Lehman suffering a bout of creativity loss? Or was Director Mark Robson a die hard Hitchcock fan?

The book, pulp fiction at its best, made good casual reading. The film is good to pass the time, watching Paul Newman and Edward G. Robinson re-enacting roles similar to what they have enjoyed playing so often. The wisecracks (thanks to Irving Wallace) make the otherwise dumb and predictable film worth your time.

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