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    The Power and the Prize

    1957 · Drama · 1h 38m

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  1. Jul 8, 2014 · Cliff Barton (Robert Taylor) risks his career over love and business in this Oscar® -nominated* adaptation of Howard Swiggett’s best-selling novel. Engaged to the niece of George Salt (Burl ...

    • 3 min
    • 1347
    • Warner Bros.
  2. May 20, 2013 · The first b&w film shot in CinemaScope®, The Power and the Prize also marked the Hollywood debut of Swiss actress Mueller. Despite rave reviews, she would make only a few more films...

    • 3 min
    • 3.2K
    • Warner Bros. Classics
  3. The Power and the Prize. An American business executive (Robert Taylor) plans to marry an Austrian refugee (Elisabeth Müller) in London but he encounters disapproval and opposition from his American social and business circles.

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    • Drama
    • Henry Koster
    • 1957-03-01
  4. On a mission to secure the hostile takeover of an English business for his employer and mentor, George Salt (Burl Ives), power-hungry executive Cliff Barton (Robert Taylor) meets and falls hard...

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    • Henry Koster
    • Drama
    • Robert Taylor
  5. 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.

  6. The Power and the Prize casts Burl Ives as the ruthless head of a large corporation who has picked one of his executives (Robert Taylor) as his successor. Before handing over the reins, however, Ives wants to make sure that Taylor is willing to act unethically, as Ives has.

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  8. "The Power and the Prize" is very much a movie of its time. Released in 1956, it reflects both the international situation of the mid fifties and the changing power structure at M-G-M. Amalgamated World Metals is, on the surface, the perfect liberal paradigm for America.

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