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The Prize

  • 19631963
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 2h 14m
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Paul Newman, Diane Baker, and Elke Sommer in The Prize (1963)
As the Nobel Prize winners come to Stockholm to receive their awards, their lives are overturned and perturbed in various ways.
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As the Nobel Prize winners come to Stockholm to receive their awards, their lives are overturned and perturbed in various ways.As the Nobel Prize winners come to Stockholm to receive their awards, their lives are overturned and perturbed in various ways.As the Nobel Prize winners come to Stockholm to receive their awards, their lives are overturned and perturbed in various ways.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
4.8K
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POPULARITY
15,146
1,778
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    • Director
      • Mark Robson
    • Writers
      • Ernest Lehman(screenplay)
      • Irving Wallace(novel)
    • Stars
      • Paul Newman
      • Edward G. Robinson
      • Elke Sommer
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mark Robson
    • Writers
      • Ernest Lehman(screenplay)
      • Irving Wallace(novel)
    • Stars
      • Paul Newman
      • Edward G. Robinson
      • Elke Sommer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 62User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Paul Newman
    Paul Newman
    • Andrew Craig
    Edward G. Robinson
    Edward G. Robinson
    • Dr. Max Stratman
    Elke Sommer
    Elke Sommer
    • Inger Lisa Andersson
    Diane Baker
    Diane Baker
    • Emily Stratman
    Micheline Presle
    Micheline Presle
    • Dr. Denise Marceau
    Gérard Oury
    Gérard Oury
    • Dr. Claude Marceau
    • (as Gerard Oury)
    Sergio Fantoni
    Sergio Fantoni
    • Dr. Carlo Farelli
    Kevin McCarthy
    Kevin McCarthy
    • Dr. John Garrett
    Leo G. Carroll
    Leo G. Carroll
    • Count Bertil Jacobsson
    Sacha Pitoëff
    Sacha Pitoëff
    • Daranyi
    • (as Sacha Pitoeff)
    Jacqueline Beer
    Jacqueline Beer
    • Monique Souvir
    John Wengraf
    John Wengraf
    • Hans Eckhart
    Don Dubbins
    Don Dubbins
    • Ivar Cramer
    Virginia Christine
    Virginia Christine
    • Mrs. Bergh
    Rudolph Anders
    Rudolph Anders
    • Mr. Rolfe Bergh
    Martine Bartlett
    Martine Bartlett
    • Saralee Garrett
    Karl Swenson
    Karl Swenson
    • Hilding
    John Qualen
    John Qualen
    • Oscar
    • Director
      • Mark Robson
    • Writers
      • Ernest Lehman(screenplay)
      • Irving Wallace(novel)
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Paul Newman sometimes claimed he had had more fun making this film than any other.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Andrew Craig: You also mix a very civilized martini.

      Stewardess: Perhaps one too many for such a short flight?

      Andrew Craig: Never deny a man his right to be unconscious.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits share the screen with newscasters from various countries announcing the Nobel prize headlines.
    • Connections
      Features Bombshell (1933)
    • Soundtracks
      Winter Garden
      (uncredited)

      Music by Harold Gelman

    User reviews62

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    6/10
    Turning an Irving Wallace story into a homage to Hitchcock?
    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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    • JuguAbraham
    • Jan 24, 2003

    FAQ14

    • Ingrid Bergman & Cary Grant---Were They to Star in "Prize"?
    • "The Prize"---to be as"North by Northwest"?
    • Elke Sommer---How Did She Get Her Start in Movies?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Russian
      • English
      • French
      • German
      • Swedish
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Der Preis
    • Filming locations
      • Grand Hotel, Norrmalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
    • Production company
      • Roxbury Productions Inc.
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,700,000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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