A Prize of Gold

1955

1h 38m

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5.4/10

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War

A U.S. sergeant, a British sergeant and a British pilot hijack gold for a German refugee's war orphans.

Directors

Mark Robson

Writers

Robert Buckner(screenplay by)

John Paxton(screenplay by)

Max Catto(novel by)

Stars

Richard Widmark

Mai Zetterling

Nigel Patrick

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Sgt. Joe Lawrence

Maria

Brian Hammell

Sgt. Roger Morris

Alfie Stratton

Uncle Dan

Conrad

Dr. Zachmann

Tex

Hans Fischer

Mavis

Maj. Bracken

British Officer

Benny

Pole

Lisa

Girl on Plane

Canal Foreman

Directors

Mark Robson

Writers

Robert Buckner(screenplay by)

John Paxton(screenplay by)

Max Catto(novel by)

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Richard Widmark was sometimes quite good in his more edgy, grittier parts - but shove him in an uniform and he is really just a pretty boy - like he is here. When a cache of gold is discovered by some remarkably honest folks dredging a river in Berlin, it is turned over to the joint British and American authorities and "Joe" (Widmark) is charged with shifting it. Meantime, he and his pal "Morris" (George Cole) have their jeep pinched by a youngster. Giving chase, he arrives at a bombed-out building being used as a makeshift orphanage by "Maria" (Mai Zetterling) and "Dr. Zachmann" (Karel Stepanek). He wants to help, and so with his pal and a pretty ruthless "Hammell" (Nigel Patrick) finds a way to divert the gold and... Donald Wolfit is quite effective as the pretty devious "Alfie", but the rest of this blurs a decent adventure caper with too much romance and Widmark really isn't on very good firm. The dialogue is wordy and rambling and though the ending is rather befitting - for Patrick anyway, it is all just a bit routine and humdrum.

Geronimo196704 Apr, 2022