The Prisoner
1955 • Drama
7.2 (20)
Peter Glenville
Director
Bridget Boland
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
April 19, 1955
Duration
95 Min
Language
en
Popularity
1.1449
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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.
Cast
Alec Guinness
Jack Hawkins
Wilfrid Lawson
Kenneth Griffith
Jeanette Sterke
Ronald Lewis
Raymond Huntley
Mark Dignam
Gerard Heinz
Percy Herbert
Oscar Quitak
