The Prisoner (1955)

Name: The Prisoner
Genre: Drama
Released: 1955-04-19
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Wilfrid Lawson, Kenneth Griffith, Jeanette Sterke

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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Released 1955-04-19 · 95 min · Drama

Directed by Peter Glenville

Cast

Alec Guinness as The Cardinal
Jack Hawkins as The Interrogator
Wilfrid Lawson as The Jailer
Kenneth Griffith as The Secretary
Jeanette Sterke as The Girl
Ronald Lewis as The Guard
Raymond Huntley as The General
Mark Dignam as The Governor
Gerard Heinz as The Doctor
Percy Herbert as Soldier (uncredited)
Oscar Quitak as Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Denis Shaw as Plainclothesman (uncredited)