The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power The Tinderbox (Season 1, Episode 7)
PG-13
TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary

The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power

The Tinderbox (Season 1, Episode 7)

PG-13

TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary

The tumultuous years 1971 through 1991 saw shifting power in the oil industry as OPEC commandeered the driver's seat, sparking a global search for new oil sources. 'Oil as a weapon' results in the gas shortages of 1973 and '79.

Producer

Christopher Jeans

Composer

Paul Foss (original music by)

Editor

Chris O'Connor

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Updated Dec 31, 1993

Release date

1993 (United States)

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Donald Sutherland Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
Daniel Yergin Self - Author, The Prize Self - Author, The Prize See fewer	American Wake
Fouad Ajami Self - Johns Hopkins University Self - Johns Hopkins University See fewer	The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992)
Ali Khalifa Al-Saba Self - Kuwaiti Oil Minister 1978-90 (as Sheikh Ali Khalifa Al-Saba) Self - Kuwaiti Oil Minister 1978-90 (as Sheikh Ali Khalifa Al-Saba) See fewer	The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992)
Naohiro Amaya Self - Former Vice-Minister, Ministry for International Trade and Industry Self - Former Vice-Minister, Ministry for International Trade and Industry See fewer	The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992)
Jimmy Carter Self - President of the United States 1977-81 (archive footage) Self - President of the United States 1977-81 (archive footage) See fewer	The American President (2000)
King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Self - King of Saudi Arabia 1964-75 (archive footage) (as King Faisal) Self - King of Saudi Arabia 1964-75 (archive footage) (as King Faisal) See fewer	Gekrönte Häupter (1967)
Herbert Goodman Self - President, Gulf Oil Trading Co. 1970-83 Self - President, Gulf Oil Trading Co. 1970-83 See fewer	Bellator Fighting Championships (2009)
Jim Hoagland Self - The Washington Post Self - The Washington Post See fewer	The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992)
Makoto Kikuchi Self - Tokai University Self - Tokai University See fewer	The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992)
Parviz Mina Self - Director, National Iranian Oil 1973-79 Self - Director, National Iranian Oil 1973-79 See fewer	The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992)
Richard Nixon Self - President of the United States 1969-74 (archive footage) Self - President of the United States 1969-74 (archive footage) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)
James Schlesinger Self - U.S. Secretary of Defense 1973-75 Self - U.S. Secretary of Defense 1973-75 See fewer	Panorama (I) (1953)
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Self - Shah of Iran 1941-79 (archive footage) (as Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi) Self - Shah of Iran 1941-79 (archive footage) (as Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi) See fewer	Sandali
Joseph Stanislaw Self - Managing Director, Cambridge Energy Research Assoc. Self - Managing Director, Cambridge Energy Research Assoc. See fewer	Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy (2002)
Peter Walters Self - Chairman, B.P. 1981-90 (as Sir Peter Walters) Self - Chairman, B.P. 1981-90 (as Sir Peter Walters) See fewer	The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992)
Harold Wilson Self - U.K. Prime Minister 1964-70, 1974-75 (archive footage) Self - U.K. Prime Minister 1964-70, 1974-75 (archive footage) See fewer	Royal Family (1969)
Ahmed Zaki Yamani Self - Saudi Oil Minister 1962-86 (as Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani) Self - Saudi Oil Minister 1962-86 (as Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani) See fewer	A Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad (2008)