The Prize (1963)

12/25/1963 (US) • 2h 14m

Mystery, Thriller

He ordered a martini... kissed a girl... and was plunged into a nightmare of danger!

Overview

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 Max Stratman has been replaced by an impostor, embroiling Craig and his chaperone in a Cold War kidnapping plot.

Top Billed Cast

Paul Newman

Andrew Craig

Edward G. Robinson

Max Stratman/Walter Stratman

Elke Sommer

Inger Lisa Andersson

Diane Baker

Emily Stratman

Micheline Presle

Denise Marceau

Gérard Oury

Claude Marceau

Sergio Fantoni

Carlo Farelli

Kevin McCarthy

John Garrett

Leo G. Carroll

Bertil Jacobsson


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

based on novel or book

nobel prize

stockholm, sweden

author

doppelgänger

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