The Prize: An Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
Season 1
IMDb 8.319928 episodes
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Episodes
- S1 E1 - Our PlanDecember 31, 199153minThe first wells and entrepreneurs are the foundation on which the enormous oil industry will be built.Watch with a free Prime trial
- S1 E2 - Empires of OilDecember 31, 199153minStandard Oil, through the ruthlessness of Rockefeller, became a far reaching and monopolistic empire of oilWatch with a free Prime trial
- S1 E3 - The Black GiantDecember 31, 199153minThe introduction of the internal combustion engine and the expansion of roads across the country led to more demand on oil supplyWatch with a free Prime trial
- S1 E4 - War and OilDecember 31, 199153minOil becomes a strategic resource in the Second World War, starting with a US embargo that cut off Japanese oil supplies after their invasion of IndochinaWatch with a free Prime trial
- S1 E5 - Crude DiplomacyDecember 31, 199153minFollowing World War II and questions about future oil supplies, the Allied nations move towards friendly relationships with a growing oil power, Saudi ArabiaWatch with a free Prime trial
- S1 E6 - Power to the ProducersDecember 31, 199152minThe growth of the suburbs and car culture was fueled by oil surplus and low prices, but those conditions were threatened as oil producing nations began to fight back against oil companies operating with impunity, culminating in the formation of OPECWatch with a free Prime trial
- S1 E7 - The TinderboxDecember 31, 199153minA conference in Tehran brings OPEC nations to the table with oil companies, allowing the nations to have a say in setting the price of oil. This power was used as a weapon in the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, resulting in drastic cuts in oil production and an energy crisis in the United States.Watch with a free Prime trial
- S1 E8 - New Order of OilDecember 31, 199149minAs concerns of oil supply lead producers and politicians to look for other domestic oil sources, oil companies also face incredible environmental scrutiny after the Exxon Valdez tanker catastropheWatch with a free Prime trial
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- Content advisory
- Violence substance use alcohol use smoking foul language sexual content
- Audio languages
- English
- Subtitles
- English [CC]
- Directors
- Maxine BakerWilliam CranBen LoetermanStephanie TepperBassem AbdallahPeter BateTimothy CopestakeGreg Rood
- Starring
- Donald Sutherland
- Studio
- Mill Creek Entertainment
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