The Prisoner

The Prisoner (1955)

Drama

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.

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  • Release Date: 1955-04-19
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Director: Peter Glenville

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Cast

  • Alec Guinness

    The Cardinal

  • Jack Hawkins

    The Interrogator

  • Wilfrid Lawson

    The Jailer

  • Kenneth Griffith

    The Secretary

  • Jeanette Sterke

    The Girl

  • Ronald Lewis

    The Guard

  • Raymond Huntley

    The General

  • Mark Dignam

    The Governor

  • Gerard Heinz

    The Doctor

  • Percy Herbert

    Soldier (uncredited)

  • Oscar Quitak

    Cafe Waiter (uncredited)

  • Denis Shaw

    Plainclothesman (uncredited)