The Prisoner
The Prisoner

The Prisoner (1955)

1955-04-19

(US) •

Drama

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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.

Movie Cast

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Alec Guinness

The Cardinal

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Jack Hawkins

The Interrogator

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Wilfrid Lawson

The Jailer

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Kenneth Griffith

The Secretary

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Jeanette Sterke

The Girl

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Ronald Lewis

The Guard

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Raymond Huntley

The General

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Mark Dignam

The Governor

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Gerard Heinz

The Doctor

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Percy Herbert

Soldier (uncredited)

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Oscar Quitak

Cafe Waiter (uncredited)

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Denis Shaw

Plainclothesman (uncredited)