1955
7.2 (20 votes)
1h 35m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Facet Productions
London Independent Producers
London Independent Producers
The Prisoner
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.
Key Crew
Director: Peter Glenville
Writer: Bridget Boland
Director of Photography: Reginald H. Wyer
Producer: Vivian Cox
Top Cast
Alec Guinness
The Cardinal
Jack Hawkins
The Interrogator
Wilfrid Lawson
The Jailer
Kenneth Griffith
The Secretary
Jeanette Sterke
The Girl
Ronald Lewis
The Guard
Raymond Huntley
The General
Mark Dignam
The Governor
