The Prisoner (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.
- Released
- 1955-04-19
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Peter Glenville
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 24 votes
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)