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The Prize

1963 • 2h14m Mystery, Thriller

Rating

6.7/10

Popularity

7

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 Max Stratman has been replaced by an impostor, embroiling Craig and his chaperone in a Cold War kidnapping plot.

Details

Director

Mark Robson

Screenplay

Ernest Lehman

Cast

Paul Newman

Edward G. Robinson

Elke Sommer

Release date

12/25/1963

Status

Released

Origin country

US

Vote count

110