The Prize
“He ordered a martini... kissed a girl... and was plunged into a nightmare of danger!”
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 Max Stratman has been replaced by an impostor, embroiling Craig and his chaperone in a Cold War kidnapping plot.
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Cast
32 people
Paul Newman
Andrew Craig
Known for
Cars
The Sting
Edward G. Robinson
Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
Known for
Double Indemnity
The Stranger
Elke Sommer
Inger Lisa Andersson
Known for
A Shot in the Dark
Lisa and the Devil
Diane Baker
Emily Stratman
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Marnie
Micheline Presle
Denise Marceau
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Donkey Skin
Gérard Oury
Claude Marceau
Known for
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
Sergio Fantoni
Carlo Farelli
Known for
Von Ryan's Express
The Belly of an Architect
Kevin McCarthy
John Garrett
Known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Innerspace
Leo G. Carroll
Bertil Jacobsson
Known for
North by Northwest
Strangers on a Train
Sacha Pitoëff
Dranyi
Known for
Last Year at Marienbad
Inferno
Jacqueline Beer
Monique Souvir
Known for
Pillow Talk
John Wengraf
Hans Eckhart
Known for
The Return of Dracula
5 Fingers
Mark Robson Director · Ernest Lehman Screenplay Irving Wallace Author
Worldwide gross $3.5M · United States release December 25, 1963 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,500,000
Production
Roxbury Productions
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 25, 1963
Theatrical
Czechia
June 12, 2026 · TV · ČT2
France
May 6, 1964 · Theatrical
Germany
March 20, 1964 · Theatrical
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