The Prisoner (1955)
91 min
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.
- Release date
- April 19, 1955
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
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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)
- Jonathan Bailey as Minor Role
Crew
- Peter Glenville · Director
- Bridget Boland · Writer
- Vivian Cox · Producer
- Benjamin Frankel · Composer
- Reginald H. Wyer · Cinematographer
- Frederick Wilson · Editor