The Power and the Prize

The Power and the Prize
Theatrical Film Poster
Directed byHenry Koster
Written byRobert Ardrey
Based onThe Power and the Prize
1954 novel
by Howard Swiggett
Produced byNicholas Nayfack
StarringRobert Taylor
Elisabeth Muller
Mary Astor
Cedric Hardwicke
CinematographyGeorge J. Folsey
Edited byGeorge Boemler
Music byBronislau Kaper
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • September 26, 1956 (1956-09-26)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,455,000[1]
Box office$1,070,000[1]

The Power and the Prize is a 1956 American drama film directed by Henry Koster and starring Robert Taylor, Elisabeth Muller, Burl Ives, Mary Astor and Cedric Hardwicke. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay was written by Robert Ardrey, adapted from the 1954 novel The Power and the Prize by Howard Swiggett. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1957 for costume design.[2]

  1. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ "The Power and the Prize - IMDb". IMDb.