The Prisoner

The Prisoner

95 mins | Drama | April 19, 1955

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.

The Prisoner

95 mins | Drama | April 19, 1955

The Prisoner
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Facet Productions, London Independent Producers
Original title The Prisoner
Directors Phyllis Crocker, Peter Glenville, Denis O'Dell
Writers Bridget Boland

Cast

Alec Guinness

as The Cardinal

Jack Hawkins

as The Interrogator

Wilfrid Lawson

as The Jailer

Kenneth Griffith

as The Secretary

Jeanette Sterke

as The Girl

Ronald Lewis

as The Guard

Raymond Huntley

as The General

Mark Dignam

as The Governor

Gerard Heinz

as The Doctor

Percy Herbert

as Soldier (uncredited)

Oscar Quitak

as Cafe Waiter (uncredited)

Denis Shaw

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)