The Prisoner

The Prisoner — Plot

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
• Runtime
• 95 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Peter Glenville

The Prisoner — 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