A group of Nobel laureates descends on Stockholm to accept their awards. Among them is American novelist Andrew Craig, a former literary luminary now writing pulp detective stories to earn a living. Craig, who is infamous for his drinking and womanizing, formulates a wild theory that physics prize winner Dr. Max Stratman has been replaced by an impostor, embroiling Craig and his chaperone in a Cold War kidnapping plot.
Acting
Newman's drunk act is performance art; Robinson plays two men with surgical precision.
Cinematography
Stockholm city hall and midnight sun—location shooting that actually matters.
Score
Jerry Goldsmith's first major thriller score—tense, brassy, unforgettably sixties.
Director
Mark Robson
Paul Newman
Andrew Craig
Edward G. Robinson
Max Stratman/Walter Stratman
Elke Sommer
Inger Lisa Andersson
Diane Baker
Emily Stratman
Micheline Presle
Denise Marceau
Gérard Oury
Claude Marceau
Sergio Fantoni
Carlo Farelli
Kevin McCarthy
John Garrett
Leo G. Carroll
Bertil Jacobsson
Sacha Pitoëff
Dranyi
Jacqueline Beer
Monique Souvir
John Wengraf
Hans Eckhart
Don Dubbins
Ivar Cramer, Light Henchman
Virginia Christine
Mrs. Bergh, Chaperon
Rudolph Anders
Mr. Rolfe Bergh - Chaperon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Screenwriter Ernest Lehman hated his own script so much he tried to remove his name; the novel's author Irving Wallace reportedly agreed.
Shot during the actual 1962 Nobel week with real laureates as extras—Craig's fish-out-of-water status mirrors the Hollywood crew crashing Swedish decorum.
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