The Prisoner (1955)

04/19/1955 (GB) • 1h 35m

Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Alec Guinness

The Cardinal

Jack Hawkins

The Interrogator

Wilfrid Lawson

The Jailer

Kenneth Griffith

The Secretary

Ronald Lewis

The Guard

Raymond Huntley

The General

Mark Dignam

The Governor

Gerard Heinz

The Doctor


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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