The Prize (1963 film)

The Prize
Directed byMark Robson
Screenplay byErnest Lehman
Based onThe Prize
by Irving Wallace
Produced byPandro S. Berman
StarringPaul Newman
Edward G. Robinson
Elke Sommer
CinematographyWilliam H. Daniels
Music byJerry Goldsmith
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • December 25, 1963 (1963-12-25) (USA)
  • February 13, 1964 (1964-02-13) (UK)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish, Swedish
Box officeest. US$3,500,000 (US/Canada)[1]

The Prize is a 1963 American spy film and romantic comedy starring Paul Newman, Elke Sommer and Edward G. Robinson.[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1964", Variety, 6 January 1965 p 39. Please note this figure is rentals accruing to distributors not total gross.
  2. ^ Variety film review; December 4. 1963. page 8.
  3. ^ Clemmensen, Christian. Jerry Goldsmith (1929-2004) tribute at Filmtracks.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.

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