The Prisoner (1955)

The Prisoner (1955)

1955-04-19 United Kingdom 95 Min. PG-13
7.2 20 votes

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.

Cast

Alec Guinness is The Cardinal
The Cardinal
Jack Hawkins is The Interrogator
The Interrogator
Wilfrid Lawson is The Jailer
The Jailer
Kenneth Griffith is The Secretary
The Secretary
Jeanette Sterke is The Girl
Ronald Lewis is The Guard
The Guard
Raymond Huntley is The General
The General
Mark Dignam is The Governor
The Governor
Gerard Heinz is The Doctor
The Doctor
Percy Herbert is Soldier (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Oscar Quitak is Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Denis Shaw is Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Plainclothesman (uncredited)