The Prize: An Epic Quest For Oil, Money And Power

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The Prize is a 1993 documentary series that explores the history of the global oil industry from its nineteenth-century beginnings through the Gulf War. Narrated by Donald Sutherland and based on Daniel Yergin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, the series examines how oil shaped twentieth-century geopolitics and economics through interviews with key figures and historians, archival footage, and on-location filming across Azerbaijan, Egypt, England, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Russia, Scotland, Turkey, and the United States.

This single-disc DVD release contains the complete eight-part series with a total runtime of six hours and ten minutes and carries a PG-13 rating. Directed by Greg Rood, Stephanie Tepper, and William Cran, it offers a comprehensive look at the people and events that defined the oil industry. Own this used copy and keep the documentary in your collection.