The Prisoner (1955)
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.
- Date of release
- 1955-04-19
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (24)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Peter Glenville
Casting
- 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)
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