---
title: 'The Power and the Prize (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Henry Koster'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-power-and-the-prize-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049635/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Power and the Prize (1956)

1956 · 98 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Henry Koster](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-koster)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Ardrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-ardrey)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bronisław Kaper](https://cinepixo.com/people/bronis-aw-kaper)
- **Producer:** [Nicholas Nayfack](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-nayfack)
- **Director of Photography:** [George J. Folsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-j-folsey)
- **Editor:** [George Boemler](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-boemler)

## Cast

- [Mary Astor](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-astor)
- [Burl Ives](https://cinepixo.com/people/burl-ives)
- [Cedric Hardwicke](https://cinepixo.com/people/cedric-hardwicke)
- [John Zaremba](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-zaremba)
- [John Banner](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-banner)
- [Leslie Parrish](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-parrish)
- [Charles Coburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-coburn)
- [Richard Erdman](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-erdman)
- [Robert Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-taylor)
- [Ben Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-wright)
- [Tol Avery](https://cinepixo.com/people/tol-avery)
- [Franklyn Farnum](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklyn-farnum)
- [Richard Deacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-deacon)

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