The Prisoner
The Prisoner

The Prisoner

1955-04-19 - 95 minutes

7.20 / 10

Overview

A cardinal is arrested for treason against the state. He is a popular hero of his people, for his resistance against the Nazis during the war and his resistance when his country again fell to a totalitarian conqueror. In prison, his interrogator is determined to extract a confession of guilt, and thus destroy his power over his people.

Screenplay

Director - Peter Glenville

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

The Cardinal

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

The Interrogator

Wilfrid Lawson

Wilfrid Lawson

The Jailer

Kenneth Griffith

Kenneth Griffith

The Secretary

Ronald Lewis

Ronald Lewis

The Guard

Raymond Huntley

Raymond Huntley

The General

Mark Dignam

Mark Dignam

The Governor

Gerard Heinz

Gerard Heinz

The Doctor

Percy Herbert

Percy Herbert

Soldier (uncredited)

Oscar Quitak

Oscar Quitak

Cafe Waiter (uncredited)

Denis Shaw

Denis Shaw

Plainclothesman (uncredited)