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The Prize (1963)

The Prize poster
Directed by
Mark Robson
Genre
drama film, crime film, spy film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 14m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 117 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Nobel Prize winner in Stockholm gets caught up in a conspiracy involving a missing scientist and a Soviet plot. He teams up with a young woman to uncover the truth while dodging spies and romantic entanglements.

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What happens

The Prize is a 1963 American spy film and romantic comedy starring Paul Newman, Elke Sommer and Edward G. Robinson. It was directed by Mark Robson, produced by Pandro S. Berman and adapted for the screen by Ernest Lehman from the novel The Prize by Irving Wallace. It also features an early score by prolific composer Jerry Goldsmith. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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