The Prisoner
The Prisoner
Release: 1955-04-19
·Runtime: 95m
·★ 7.2
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Facet Productions
London Independent Producers
Cast
Alec Guinness
as The Cardinal
Jack Hawkins
as The Interrogator
Ronald Lewis
as The Guard
Mark Dignam
as The Governor
Oscar Quitak
as Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Wilfrid Lawson
as The Jailer
Kenneth Griffith
as The Secretary
Jeanette Sterke
as The Girl
Raymond Huntley
as The General
Gerard Heinz
as The Doctor
Percy Herbert
as Soldier (uncredited)
