The Prisoner
1955-04-19 | 95 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Alec GuinnessThe Cardinal
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Jack HawkinsThe Interrogator
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Wilfrid LawsonThe Jailer
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Kenneth GriffithThe Secretary
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Jeanette SterkeThe Girl
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Ronald LewisThe Guard
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Raymond HuntleyThe General
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Mark DignamThe Governor
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Gerard HeinzThe Doctor
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Percy HerbertSoldier (uncredited)
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Oscar QuitakCafe Waiter (uncredited)
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Denis ShawPlainclothesman (uncredited)