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The Prize of Peril

Yves Boisset, 1983

The Prize of Peril
Robert Sheckley, 1958

The Prize of Peril is a movie directed by Yves Boisset in 1983 and based on the book of the same name by Robert Sheckley, first published in 1958. The movie features Gérard Lanvin, Michel Piccoli, Marie-France Pisier, Bruno Cremer, and others.

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Storyline

Within a society set in the future, competitors compete against each other, testing their aptitude for survival in a brutal contest with the prize being cash and broadcasted on live television. The competitors must fight to the death to emerge as the winner.

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Movie vs Book

Year

1983

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Movie Rate

6.70

Source: IMDb

Movie

The Prize of Peril

Director: Yves Boisset

Country: France

Year: 1983

Length: 1h38m

Stars: Gérard Lanvin, Michel Piccoli, Marie-France Pisier, Bruno Cremer, Andrea Ferréol, Jean Rougerie, Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Year

1958

Pages

Book Rate

8.06

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Book

The Prize of Peril

Author: Robert Sheckley

Country: USA

First published in: 1958

Length: 15 pages

Genre: Fiction

Other screen adaptations of the book

Das Millionenspiel (1970)
Movie by Tom Toelle

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Yes

25% No

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Yes

42% No

7 votes

5 votes

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The Prize of Peril

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