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

PG-13
1992    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
  • Irvine H. AndersonSelf - Business Historian
  • Jim BambergSelf - B.P. Group Historian
  • Donald CameronSelf - 26th Chief of Clan Cameron
  • Fouad AjamiSelf - Johns Hopkins University
  • James AkinsSelf - U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 1973-76
  • Mike AmeenSelf - Former Executive, Aramco
  • Robert O. AndersonSelf - Chairman, Arco 1965-86
  • Dennis CorbleSelf - Archivist, Samuels Family Bank
  • Carlo D'EsteSelf - Military Historian
  • Alfred ChandlerSelf - Harvard Business School
  • Marcello ColittiSelf - Energy Advisor to Chairman, ENI
  • Irvine A. AndersonSelf - Business Historian
  • Ali Khalifa Al-SabaSelf - Kuwaiti Oil Minister 1978-90
  • Hakim Belo-OsagieSelf - Oil Advisor to Nigerian President 1980-84
  • Adolf GallandSelf - Luftwaffe General, 1941-45
  • Roberto GulbenkianSelf - Nephew of Calouste Gulbenkian
  • Vance PackardSelf - Industrial Archaeologist
  • 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
  • Hans GabrielsSelf - Author, The First 100 Years: Royal Dutch Petroleum
  • Nell HallSelf - East Texas Resident During Oil Boom
  • Kenneth CourtisVice President Global Strategy, Deutsche Bank
  • Simon BromleySelf - Lecturer in Politics, Leeds University
  • 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
  • Nicola MelodiaSelf - Deputy General Manager, AGIP 1959-62
  • Virginia Gamba-StonehouseSelf - London University
  • Hermann Frederick EiltsSelf - U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 1965-70
  • J.Y. McKinnonSelf - Roughneck
  • Randy KousbroekSelf - Indonesian Resident 1929-46
  • 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
  • Johannes SteinhoffSelf - Luftwaffe Commander, 1943-44
  • Thomas LindblaySelf - University of Leiden
  • Jim HoaglandSelf - The Washington Post
  • Robert LaceySelf - Author, The Kingdom: Arabia and the House of Saud
  • Italo RagniSelf - General Manager, ENI-Egypt 1958-71
  • Bernd WegnerSelf - Military Historian
  • Donald SimmonsSelf - Second Generation Oil Man
  • Jeremy LeggettSelf - Chief Scientist, Greenpeace
  • Makoto KikuchiSelf - Tokai University
  • Robert S. RoseSelf - Occidental Lawyer 1962-73
  • Harry J. MayhornSelf - Aramco Representative on Royal Tour
  • Jane Will Teagle SmithSelf - Daughter-in-Law of Walter Teagle
  • Parviz MinaSelf - Director, National Iranian Oil 1973-79
  • George C. McGheeSelf - Asst. Secretary of State, Near Eastern Affairs 1949-51
  • Nobuyuki NakaharaSelf - President, Tonen Oil Corp., Tokyo
  • Fuad RouhaniSelf - OPEC Secretary General 1960-64
  • 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
  • James SchlesingerSelf - U.S. Secretary of Defense 1973-75
  • Crispin TickellSelf - British Representative to the U.N.. 1987-90
  • G. Henry M. SchulerSelf - Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Les SnyderSelf - Former Executive, Aramco
  • Omar ShelhiSelf - Counselor to the King of Libya
  • Gerald M. WalstonSelf - Director General, White Nights 1991-92
  • William StottSelf - Vice-President, Exxon 1955-70
  • Joseph StanislawSelf - Managing Director, Cambridge Energy Research Assoc.
  • C.M. WoodhouseSelf - British Intelligence
  • Peter WaltersSelf - Chairman, B.P. 1981-90
  • Thomas WachtellSelf - Vice-President, Occidental 1963-73
  • George WilliamsonSelf - President, Occidental libya 1969-71
  • Maxine BakerDirector / Producer
  • William CranDirector
  • Ben LoetermanDirector
  • Stephanie TepperDirector / Producer
  • Bassem AbdallahDirector / Producer
  • Peter BateDirector / Producer
  • Timothy CopestakeDirector / Producer
  • Greg RoodDirector
  • Vivian DucatWriter / Producer
  • Christopher JeansProducer

 

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