The Prize

The Prize

134 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Dec. 25, 1963

A group of Nobel laureates descends on Stockholm to accept their awards. Among them is American novelist Andrew Craig, a former literary luminary now writing pulp detective stories to earn a living. Craig, who is infamous for his drinking and womanizing, formulates a wild theory that physics prize winner Dr. Max Stratman has been replaced by an impostor, embroiling Craig and his chaperone in a Cold War kidnapping plot.

The Prize

134 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Dec. 25, 1963

The Prize
A group of Nobel laureates descends on Stockholm to accept their awards. Among them is American novelist Andrew Craig, a former literary luminary now writing pulp detective stories to earn a living. Craig, who is infamous for his drinking and womanizing, formulates a wild theory that physics prize winner Dr. Max Stratman has been replaced by an impostor, embroiling Craig and his chaperone in a Cold War kidnapping plot.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Roxbury Productions
Original title The Prize
Directors Mark Robson, Hank Moonjean
Writers Irving Wallace, Ernest Lehman

Cast

Paul Newman

as Andrew Craig

Edward G. Robinson

as Max Stratman/Walter Stratman

Elke Sommer

as Inger Lisa Andersson

Diane Baker

as Emily Stratman

Micheline Presle

as Denise Marceau

Gérard Oury

as Claude Marceau

Sergio Fantoni

as Carlo Farelli

Kevin McCarthy

as John Garrett

Leo G. Carroll

as Bertil Jacobsson

Sacha Pitoëff

as Dranyi

Jacqueline Beer

as Monique Souvir

John Wengraf

as Hans Eckhart

Don Dubbins

as Ivar Cramer, Light Henchman

Virginia Christine

as Mrs. Bergh, Chaperon

Rudolph Anders

as Mr. Rolfe Bergh - Chaperon

Martine Bartlett

as Saralee Garrett

Karl Swenson

as Hilding

John Qualen

as Oscar

Ned Wever

as Clark Wilson

Bess Flowers

as Lady In Audience (uncredited)

Britt Ekland

as Nudist (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

as Guest at Awards Ceremony (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Guest at Award Ceremony (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

as Waiter at Reception (uncredited)

Lori Williams

as Dancer (uncredited)

Sigrid Petterson

as Speaker at Nudist meeting (uncredited)

Lars Passgård

as Swedish man (uncredited)

Grazia Narciso

as Madame Farelli (uncredited)

Annalena Lund

as Blonde at Nightclub (uncredited)