The Prize
Seen it?1963 | 134 min | Mystery, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 14 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1963: an older pace and style.
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 Max Stratman has been replaced by an impostor, embroiling Craig and his chaperone in a Cold War kidnapping plot.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 35K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mark Robson
- Paul NewmanAndrew Craig
- Edward G. RobinsonMax Stratman/Walter Stratman
- Elke SommerInger Lisa Andersson
- Diane BakerEmily Stratman
- Micheline PresleDenise Marceau
- Gérard OuryClaude Marceau
- Sergio FantoniCarlo Farelli
- Kevin McCarthyJohn Garrett
- Leo G. CarrollBertil Jacobsson
- Sacha PitoëffDranyi