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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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Paul Newman | ... | Andrew Craig | |
| Edward G. Robinson | ... | Dr. Max Stratman | |
| Elke Sommer | ... | Inger Lisa Andersson | |
| Diane Baker | ... | Emily Stratman | |
| Micheline Presle | ... | Dr. Denise Marceau | |
| Gérard Oury | ... | Dr. Claude Marceau (as Gerard Oury) | |
| Sergio Fantoni | ... | Dr. Carlo Farelli | |
| Kevin McCarthy | ... | Dr. John Garrett | |
| Leo G. Carroll | ... | Count Bertil Jacobsson | |
| Sacha Pitoëff | ... | Daranyi (as Sacha Pitoeff) | |
| Jacqueline Beer | ... | Monique Souvir | |
| John Wengraf | ... | Hans Eckhart | |
| Don Dubbins | ... | Ivar Cramer | |
| Virginia Christine | ... | Mrs. Bergh | |
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Rudolph Anders | ... | Mr. Rolfe Bergh |
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For some reason, this year's Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to the young author Andrew Craig, who seems to be more interested in women and drinking than writing. Another laureate is Dr. Max Stratman, the famous German-American physicist who comes to Stockholm for the award ceremony with his young and beautiful niece Emily. The Foreign Department also assigns him an assistant during his stay, Miss Andersson. Craig soon notices that Dr. Stratman is acting strangely. The second time they meet, Dr. Stratman does not even recognize him. Craig begins to investigate. Written by Mattias Thuresson
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He ordered a martini...kissed a girl...and was plunged into a nightmare of danger (USA Theatrical) See more »Parents Guide:
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25 December 1963 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Royce Hall - 340 Royce Drive, UCLA, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Count Bertil Jacobsson: I wonder if everything will go well this time?
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In the driving scenes, we can see that cars drive on the left side of the road, as in England. On September 3, 1967, four years after the release of this movie, Sweden switched to having cars drive on the right side of the road. Ironically, most cars shown have left hand drive, anyway, as in America. The reason for this is that western car manufacturers saw little profit in producing specialized right-hand drive models for the relatively small Swedish market. See more »Goofs
In numerous scenes throughout the movie, the tan-line from Paul Newman's wedding ring is clearly visible. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Count Bertil Jacobsson: I wonder if everything will go well this time?
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Opening credits share the screen with newscasters from various countries announcing the Nobel prize headlines. See more »Contribute to This Page
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I absolutely enjoyed this 2+ hour-long movie, and the fact that, as others have mentioned, it's inspired by Hitchcock doesn't change anything.
I liked Newman's character. A man who is more interested in women and drink rather than the Nobel Prize, who has a devil-may-care attitude towards everything, decides to endanger his own life when he realizes his colleague is in trouble. Maybe he does it partially because he is bored and partially because he has been writing detective stories for the past few years, but it is interesting to watch his behavior anyway.
Although the plot is pretty simple, there is something that gets you hooked from the very beginning and doesn't let you go until the very last phrase. The film is very interesting, and the supporting characters play a significant role here.