The Prisoner

Name: The Prisoner
Director: Peter Glenville
Genre: Drama
Released: 1955-04-19
Duration: 95 min
Cast: Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Wilfrid Lawson, Kenneth Griffith, Jeanette Sterke

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1955 · 95 min · Drama · TMDB 7.2/10

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.

Directed by Peter Glenville

Cast

Alec Guinness — The Cardinal
Jack Hawkins — The Interrogator
Wilfrid Lawson — The Jailer
Kenneth Griffith — The Secretary
Jeanette Sterke — The Girl