The Power and the Prize
Challenging drama of today's changing morals
1956 | 98m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Henry Koster |
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| Writer: | Robert Ardrey, Howard Swigett |
| Staring: |
| An ambitious executive jeopardizes his career to marry a European refugee. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 26, 1956 |
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| Director: | Henry Koster |
| Writer: | Robert Ardrey, Howard Swigett |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | marriage, business deal, international intrigue |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Taylor | Cliff Barton |
| Elisabeth Müller | Miriam Linka |
| Burl Ives | George Salt |
| Charles Coburn | Guy Eliot |
| Cedric Hardwicke | Mr. Carew |
| Mary Astor | Mrs. George Salt |
| Niki Dantine | Joan Salt |
| Leoda Richards | Restaurant Patron |
| Richard Erdman | Lester Everett |
| Richard Deacon | Howard Carruthers |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Henry Koster | Director |
| Robert Ardrey | Screenplay |
| Howard Swigett | Novel |
| George Boemler | Editor |
| George J. Folsey | Director of Photography |
| William A. Horning | Art Direction |
| Hans Peters | Art Direction |
| Richard Pefferle | Set Decoration |
| John Truwe | Makeup Artist |
| Robert Saunders | Assistant Director |
| Mentor Huebner | Production Illustrator |
| Wesley C. Miller | Recording Supervision |
| Charles E. Wallace | Sound |
| Robert Franklyn | Orchestrator |
| Bronislau Kaper | Music |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Helen Rose | Costume Design |
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| A. Arnold Gillespie | Special Effects |
| Johnny Green | Conductor |
| Name | Title |
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| Nicholas Nayfack | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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