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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Bears many plot similarities, similar scenes, and actors in common with North by Northwest (1959) due to both being written by Ernest Lehman . See more »Goofs
When Andrew Craig climbs up the netting to get on the "Seagull," he is not wearing gloves, but when he scales the railing, for just one instant, he's wearing cadet gloves, mostly used for rehearsals. See more »Quotes
Andrew Craig: [while drinking heavily] Never deny a man his right to be unconscious.See more »
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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.