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A Prize of Gold (Original title)
Date: 21 March 1955 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Mark Robson

Synopsis: Story of the plan of two Berlin Occupation Forces soldiers, to pirate a plane-load of newly recovered gold bullion on the way to Britian.

Genres:
Crime, War
Releases
Date: 1955Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 100 mins Length: 8987 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (16)
Production Company: Warwick Film Productions, Executive Producer: Irving Allen, Executive Producer: Albert R. Broccoli, Producer: Phil C. Samuel, Screenplay: Robert Buckner, Screenplay: John Paxton, Original novel: Max Catto, Director of Photography: Ted Moore, [Clapper Loader]: Geoffrey Glover, Editor: William Lewthwaite, Art Director: John Box, Music: Malcolm Arnold, Sound Recording: Charles Knott, Sound Recording: J.B. Smith, Studio: MGM British Studios
Cast (19)
Richard Widmark (Sergeant Joe Lawrence), Mai Zetterling (Maria), Nigel Patrick (Brian Hammel), George Cole (Sergeant Roger Morris), Donald Wolfit (Alfie Stratton), Andrew Ray (Conrad), Joseph Tomelty (Dan), Karel Stepanek (Doctor Zachman), Robert Ayres (Tex), Eric Pohlmann (Hans Fischer), Gareth Tandy (German child), Olive Sloane (Mavis), Alan Gifford (Major Bracken), Ivan Craig (British major), Harry Towb (Benny), Leslie Linder (Pole), Carol White, Angela White, Shandra Walden ([])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (5)
In: Motion Picture Herald v199 n7 14 May 1955  Page: 435
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v199 n7 14 May 1955: no known title]Language: English

In: Kinematograph Weekly n2486 17 Feb 1955  Page: 16
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2486 17 Feb 1955: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 18 May 1955
Title: [Variety - 18 May 1955: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v22 n255 April 1955  Page: 53
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v22 n255 April 1955: no known title]Language: English

In: Today's Cinema v84 n7206 16 Feb 1955  Page: 11
Title: [Today's Cinema - v84 n7206 16 Feb 1955: no known title]Language: English