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

PG-13
1993    55mDocumentary
8.3
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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1 Season

  • Season 1
    Season 18 Episodes

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
  • James AkinsSelf - U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 1973-76
  • Fouad AjamiSelf - Johns Hopkins University
  • Mike AmeenSelf - Former Executive, Aramco
  • Robert O. AndersonSelf - Chairman, Arco 1965-86
  • Carlo D'EsteSelf - Military Historian
  • Alfred ChandlerSelf - Harvard Business School
  • Dennis CorbleSelf - Archivist, Samuels Family Bank
  • Marcello ColittiSelf - Energy Advisor to Chairman, ENI
  • Irvine A. AndersonSelf - Business Historian
  • Hakim Belo-OsagieSelf - Oil Advisor to Nigerian President 1980-84
  • 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
  • Manucher FarmanfarmaianSelf - Director, National Iranian Oil 1957-71
  • Lodwrick CookSelf - Chairman, Arco 1986-95
  • Naohiro AmayaSelf - Former Vice-Minister, Ministry for International Trade and Industry
  • Nell HallSelf - East Texas Resident During Oil Boom
  • Peter HayesSelf - Northwestern University
  • 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
  • Virginia Gamba-StonehouseSelf - London University
  • Hermann Frederick EiltsSelf - U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 1965-70
  • Nicola MelodiaSelf - Deputy General Manager, AGIP 1959-62
  • Randy KousbroekSelf - Indonesian Resident 1929-46
  • Edward ThomasSelf - Intelligence Historian
  • J.Y. McKinnonSelf - Roughneck
  • Herbert GoodmanSelf - President, Gulf Oil Trading Co. 1970-83
  • Gwin FollisSelf - Former Chairman, Standard Oil of California
  • Paul HohnenSelf - Political Director, Greenpeace
  • Johannes SteinhoffSelf - Luftwaffe Commander, 1943-44
  • Thomas LindblaySelf - University of Leiden
  • Robert LaceySelf - Author, The Kingdom: Arabia and the House of Saud
  • Jim HoaglandSelf - The Washington Post
  • Italo RagniSelf - General Manager, ENI-Egypt 1958-71
  • Bernd WegnerSelf - Military Historian
  • Donald SimmonsSelf - Second Generation Oil Man
  • Jeremy LeggettSelf - Chief Scientist, Greenpeace
  • Robert S. RoseSelf - Occidental Lawyer 1962-73
  • Makoto KikuchiSelf - Tokai University
  • Harry J. MayhornSelf - Aramco Representative on Royal Tour
  • Jane Will Teagle SmithSelf - Daughter-in-Law of Walter Teagle
  • George C. McGheeSelf - Asst. Secretary of State, Near Eastern Affairs 1949-51
  • Fuad RouhaniSelf - OPEC Secretary General 1960-64
  • Parviz MinaSelf - Director, National Iranian Oil 1973-79
  • Nobuyuki NakaharaSelf - President, Tonen Oil Corp., Tokyo
  • Murph WilsonSelf - East Texas Resident During Oil Boom
  • Giorgio RuffoloSelf - Italy Minister of Environment 1989-92
  • David S. PainterSelf - School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
  • Crispin TickellSelf - British Representative to the U.N.. 1987-90
  • James SchlesingerSelf - U.S. Secretary of Defense 1973-75
  • G. Henry M. SchulerSelf - Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Omar ShelhiSelf - Counselor to the King of Libya
  • Gerald M. WalstonSelf - Director General, White Nights 1991-92
  • Les SnyderSelf - Former Executive, Aramco
  • C.M. WoodhouseSelf - British Intelligence
  • William StottSelf - Vice-President, Exxon 1955-70
  • 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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