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Film · 1955

The Prisoner

1h 35mDirected by Peter Glenville

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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Cast

Alec GuinnessThe Cardinal
Jack HawkinsThe Interrogator
Wilfrid LawsonThe Jailer
Kenneth GriffithThe Secretary
Jeanette SterkeThe Girl
Ronald LewisThe Guard
Raymond HuntleyThe General
Mark DignamThe Governor
Gerard HeinzThe Doctor
Percy HerbertSoldier (uncredited)
Oscar QuitakCafe Waiter (uncredited)
Denis ShawPlainclothesman (uncredited)

Details

Director: Peter Glenville
Writer: Bridget Boland
Cinematography: Reginald H. Wyer
Editor: Frederick Wilson
Producer: Vivian Cox
Release: April 19, 1955
Runtime: 1h 35m
Language: English
Studio: Facet Productions, London Independent Producers
TMDB score: 7.2 / 10 from 24 votes

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