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As the Nobel Prize winners come to Stockholm to receive their awards, their lives are overturned and perturbed in various ways.As the Nobel Prize winners come to Stockholm to receive their awards, their lives are overturned and perturbed in various ways.As the Nobel Prize winners come to Stockholm to receive their awards, their lives are overturned and perturbed in various ways.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Gérard Oury
- Dr. Claude Marceau
- (as Gerard Oury)
Sacha Pitoëff
- Daranyi
- (as Sacha Pitoeff)
- Director
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Did you know
- TriviaPaul Newman sometimes claimed he had had more fun making this film than any other.
- GoofsNobel prize ceremony is held annually on Dec 10th. The weather, light and dresses in Stockholm would be different from those observed in the movie.
- Quotes
Mr. Lindquist: The Golden Crown in the Old Town? No, the Golden Crown wouldn't do.
Andrew Craig: Why not?
Mr. Lindquist: Too many young girls with wrong ideas.
Andrew Craig: Awful.
Mr. Lindquist: Yes.
Andrew Craig: I'm glad you warned me.
Mr. Lindquist: I better write it down for you so you'll remember to forget it.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits share the screen with newscasters from various countries announcing the Nobel prize headlines.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 7 Nights to Remember (1966)
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Suspenseful and intriguing movie with frankly good main and support cast
As the Nobel Prize winners come to Stockholm to receive their valuable awards . For some reason , this year's Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to the young author named Andrew Craig (Paul Newman) , who pretending to be a great seducer has fun by Stockholm nights . Another laureate results to be Dr. Max Stratman (Edward G Robinson) , the notorious German-American physicist who comes to Stockholm for the award ceremony with his young and beautiful niece Emily (Diane Baker) . The Foreign Department also assigns him a helper during his stay , the wonderful Miss Andersson (Elke Sommer) . Craig soon notices that Dr. Stratman is acting rarely , and he subsequently does not even recognize him , after that , he starts investigating . Once again our protagonist get an information that comes across something what place them in jeopardy and winds up being chased all over the town ; in addition , he shows up at a nudist meeting .
Tense/suspense/mystery abounds in this Hithcockian style thriller , in fact it bears a certain resemblance to ¨Torn curtain¨(1966) by Alfred Hitchcock , it combines the elements of spy-genre with romance , drama , comedy and pursuits . Concerning Stockholm's stay of some Nobel candidates , whose lives are disturbing , overturned and perturbed when a terrible event happens . This good thriller with all-star-cast made by a fine craftsman preys on the senses and keeps the suspense at feverish pitch . Newman is pretty good as the awarded writer who seems to be more interested in women and drinking than writing , he gives one of his most likeable interpretations , while falls for both , Emily nicely played by Diane Baker and Miss Andersson: gorgeous Elke Sommer . As the German Elke Somer plays the fiancée whose tidy life is disrupted when she becomes involved in the twisted caper . And top-drawer support cast , such as : Micheline Presle , Gérard Oury ,Sergio Fantoni , Kevin McCarthy , Sacha Pitoëf, Leo G. Carroll , Don Dubbins, Virginia Christine , Karl Swenson and many others .
By time the film and acting received negative reviews ; however , today is better considered. Colorful cinematography by William H. Daniel , habitual cameraman from Greta Garbo films and her main photographer . Special mention for the stirring and suspenseful musical score by the great Jerry Goldsmith .The motion picture was professionally directed by Mark Robson , though it has some flaws and gaps . In the early 40s Mark Robson was much involved with the low-budget terror unit in charge of producer Val Lewton , for whom made ¨Seventh victim¨, ¨The ghost ship¨, and ¨Island of the dead¨. In the late 1940s Robson joined Stanley Kramer's independent company and directed his biggest commercial hit to date with ¨The champion¨. Years later Robson made another good film about corruption in boxing world titled ¨The harder they fall¨ with Humphrey Bogart. In the late 1960s, his work did decline . And of course , ¨Von Ryan Express¨ was one of his best films ; this one is certainly one of the best movies ever made about the WWII escapes . And his last one was ¨Avalanche Express¨ turned out to be an unfortunate film in which Robson and his main star , Robert Shaw, died suddenly from heart attacks . Thanks to a top-notch cast , spectacular frames , tense images and action , all of them make this one a good effort of its kind . Rating : 6 . Acceptable and passable but no extraordinary .
Tense/suspense/mystery abounds in this Hithcockian style thriller , in fact it bears a certain resemblance to ¨Torn curtain¨(1966) by Alfred Hitchcock , it combines the elements of spy-genre with romance , drama , comedy and pursuits . Concerning Stockholm's stay of some Nobel candidates , whose lives are disturbing , overturned and perturbed when a terrible event happens . This good thriller with all-star-cast made by a fine craftsman preys on the senses and keeps the suspense at feverish pitch . Newman is pretty good as the awarded writer who seems to be more interested in women and drinking than writing , he gives one of his most likeable interpretations , while falls for both , Emily nicely played by Diane Baker and Miss Andersson: gorgeous Elke Sommer . As the German Elke Somer plays the fiancée whose tidy life is disrupted when she becomes involved in the twisted caper . And top-drawer support cast , such as : Micheline Presle , Gérard Oury ,Sergio Fantoni , Kevin McCarthy , Sacha Pitoëf, Leo G. Carroll , Don Dubbins, Virginia Christine , Karl Swenson and many others .
By time the film and acting received negative reviews ; however , today is better considered. Colorful cinematography by William H. Daniel , habitual cameraman from Greta Garbo films and her main photographer . Special mention for the stirring and suspenseful musical score by the great Jerry Goldsmith .The motion picture was professionally directed by Mark Robson , though it has some flaws and gaps . In the early 40s Mark Robson was much involved with the low-budget terror unit in charge of producer Val Lewton , for whom made ¨Seventh victim¨, ¨The ghost ship¨, and ¨Island of the dead¨. In the late 1940s Robson joined Stanley Kramer's independent company and directed his biggest commercial hit to date with ¨The champion¨. Years later Robson made another good film about corruption in boxing world titled ¨The harder they fall¨ with Humphrey Bogart. In the late 1960s, his work did decline . And of course , ¨Von Ryan Express¨ was one of his best films ; this one is certainly one of the best movies ever made about the WWII escapes . And his last one was ¨Avalanche Express¨ turned out to be an unfortunate film in which Robson and his main star , Robert Shaw, died suddenly from heart attacks . Thanks to a top-notch cast , spectacular frames , tense images and action , all of them make this one a good effort of its kind . Rating : 6 . Acceptable and passable but no extraordinary .
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- Jul 8, 2020
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- Gross US & Canada
- $7,700,000
- Runtime2 hours 14 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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