The Prisoner
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1955-04-19
Runtime: 95 mins
Director: Peter Glenville
Writer: Bridget Boland
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: The Prisoner
Production Companies: Facet Productions, London Independent Producers
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
Alec Guinness
Jack Hawkins
Wilfrid Lawson
Kenneth Griffith
Jeanette Sterke
Ronald Lewis
Raymond Huntley
Mark Dignam
Gerard Heinz
Percy Herbert
Oscar Quitak
Denis Shaw
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