Salt angrily tries to spin the guilt so that it appears Cliff was the one defrauding the British, while accusations fly that Miriam is not only a prostitute but a Communist as well. He also, against all odds, falls in love with Miriam and persuades her to return to America with him to be married. Salt's request to drop by her pet London-based charity, Cliff learns that it is operated by an Austrian refugee, and former Nazi concentration camp prisoner, named Miriam Linka.Īlthough his loyalties are with the company, Cliff wants no part of betraying Carew's trust. Carew, who runs the British company, that Salt intends to unscrupulously assume control of the company rather than simply merge with it. Salt considers him a protege and intends to turn over control of the company to Barton someday, insisting to him that business always comes first.Ĭliff must hide the fact from Mr. PlotĪlthough he is scheduled to wed his boss George Salt's niece that weekend, Amalgamated World Metals vice chairman Cliff Barton is sent to London to conduct a business deal that will enrich the firm. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1957 for costume design. The Power and the Prize is a 1956 drama film directed by Henry Koster, written by Robert Ardrey, starring Robert Taylor and Burl Ives.
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