The Prize - The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power

PG-13
1993    55mDocumentary
8.4
The globe-spanning story of the oil industry from the first strikes of the 19th century through the Gulf War. The industry's colorful characters and oil's key role in 20th century history are brought to life by participants and historians.
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Cast of The Prize - The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power
  • Donald SutherlandNarrator
  • Daniel YerginSelf - Author, The Prize
  • Norman CooleyActor
  • Stephanie CranActress
  • Nick KaledinActor
  • Armand SchultzActor
  • Peter HolmesSelf - Chairman, Shell
  • Joseph A. PrattSelf - Business Historian, University of Houston
  • Alirio ParraSelf - Venezuelan Oil Minister
  • Ahmed Zaki YamaniSelf - Saudi Oil Minister 1962-86
  • Kathleen BradySelf - Author, Ida Tarbell: Portrait of a Muckraker
  • James H. BambergSelf - B.P. Group Historian
  • Donald CameronSelf - 26th Chief of Clan Cameron
  • Irvine H. AndersonSelf - Business Historian
  • Fouad AjamiSelf - Johns Hopkins University
  • James AkinsSelf - U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 1973-76
  • Robert O. AndersonSelf - Chairman, Arco 1965-86
  • Mike AmeenSelf - Former Executive, Aramco
  • Alfred ChandlerSelf - Harvard Business School
  • Dennis CorbleSelf - Archivist, Samuels Family Bank
  • Carlo D'EsteSelf - Military Historian
  • Hakim Belo-OsagieSelf - Oil Advisor to Nigerian President 1980-84
  • Marcello ColittiSelf - Energy Advisor to Chairman, ENI
  • Irvine A. AndersonSelf - Business Historian
  • Ali Khalifa Al-SabaSelf - Kuwaiti Oil Minister 1978-90
  • Adolf GallandSelf - Luftwaffe General, 1941-45
  • Vance PackardSelf - Industrial Archaeologist
  • Roberto GulbenkianSelf - Nephew of Calouste Gulbenkian
  • James DeterdingSelf - Grandson of Henri Deterding
  • Jack BlumSelf - Energy Lawyer
  • Lodwrick CookSelf - Chairman, Arco 1986-95
  • Manucher FarmanfarmaianSelf - Director, National Iranian Oil 1957-71
  • Naohiro AmayaSelf - Former Vice-Minister, Ministry for International Trade and Industry
  • Peter HayesSelf - Northwestern University
  • Nell HallSelf - East Texas Resident During Oil Boom
  • Hans GabrielsSelf - Author, The First 100 Years: Royal Dutch Petroleum
  • Simon BromleySelf - Lecturer in Politics, Leeds University
  • Kenneth CourtisVice President Global Strategy, Deutsche Bank
  • David RockefellerSelf - Grandson of John D. Rockefeller
  • Akira IriyeSelf - Harvard University
  • Maida JaggersSelf - Texas Oil Boomer
  • Meghnad DesaiSelf - London School of Economics
  • Eric DrakeSelf - Retired Chairman, B.P.
  • Geoffrey JonesSelf - University of Reading
  • Roger PineauSelf - U.S. Navy, 1943-45
  • Linda J. LearSelf - Author, Harold Ickes: The Aggressive Progressive 1874-1933
  • Hermann Frederick EiltsSelf - U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 1965-70
  • Nicola MelodiaSelf - Deputy General Manager, AGIP 1959-62
  • Virginia Gamba-StonehouseSelf - London University
  • Randy KousbroekSelf - Indonesian Resident 1929-46
  • J.Y. McKinnonSelf - Roughneck
  • Edward ThomasSelf - Intelligence Historian
  • Gwin FollisSelf - Former Chairman, Standard Oil of California
  • Herbert GoodmanSelf - President, Gulf Oil Trading Co. 1970-83
  • Paul HohnenSelf - Political Director, Greenpeace
  • Thomas LindblaySelf - University of Leiden
  • Johannes SteinhoffSelf - Luftwaffe Commander, 1943-44
  • Robert LaceySelf - Author, The Kingdom: Arabia and the House of Saud
  • Jim HoaglandSelf - The Washington Post
  • Italo RagniSelf - General Manager, ENI-Egypt 1958-71
  • Donald SimmonsSelf - Second Generation Oil Man
  • Bernd WegnerSelf - Military Historian
  • Makoto KikuchiSelf - Tokai University
  • Jeremy LeggettSelf - Chief Scientist, Greenpeace
  • Harry J. MayhornSelf - Aramco Representative on Royal Tour
  • Robert S. RoseSelf - Occidental Lawyer 1962-73
  • Jane Will Teagle SmithSelf - Daughter-in-Law of Walter Teagle
  • Parviz MinaSelf - Director, National Iranian Oil 1973-79
  • Nobuyuki NakaharaSelf - President, Tonen Oil Corp., Tokyo
  • George C. McGheeSelf - Asst. Secretary of State, Near Eastern Affairs 1949-51
  • Fuad RouhaniSelf - OPEC Secretary General 1960-64
  • Murph WilsonSelf - East Texas Resident During Oil Boom
  • David S. PainterSelf - School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
  • Giorgio RuffoloSelf - Italy Minister of Environment 1989-92
  • James SchlesingerSelf - U.S. Secretary of Defense 1973-75
  • G. Henry M. SchulerSelf - Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Crispin TickellSelf - British Representative to the U.N.. 1987-90
  • Les SnyderSelf - Former Executive, Aramco
  • Gerald M. WalstonSelf - Director General, White Nights 1991-92
  • Omar ShelhiSelf - Counselor to the King of Libya
  • William StottSelf - Vice-President, Exxon 1955-70
  • C.M. WoodhouseSelf - British Intelligence
  • Joseph StanislawSelf - Managing Director, Cambridge Energy Research Assoc.
  • Thomas WachtellSelf - Vice-President, Occidental 1963-73
  • Peter WaltersSelf - Chairman, B.P. 1981-90
  • George WilliamsonSelf - President, Occidental libya 1969-71
 
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