The Prisoner

1955 ""

The Prisoner

6.8 | 1h35m | en | Drama

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.

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6.8 | 1h35m | en | Drama

Synopsis

Cast

Alec Guinness , Jack Hawkins , Wilfrid Lawson

Director

John Hawkesworth

Producted By

Facet Productions , London Independent Producers

Cast

Alec Guinness

as The Cardinal

[2015] Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel [2006] Vader Sessions [2005] Star Wars: Deleted Magic [2004] When Star Wars Ruled the World [2002] Lawrence of Arabia [1995] Mute Witness [1991] Kafka [1987] Little Dorrit [1984] A Passage to India

Jack Hawkins

as The Interrogator

[2002] Lawrence of Arabia [1973] Tales That Witness Madness [1973] Theatre of Blood [1972] Twinky [1972] Young Winston [1971] Kidnapped [1971] When Eight Bells Toll [1970] Waterloo [1970] The Adventures of Gerard

Wilfrid Lawson

as The Jailer

[1967] The Viking Queen [1966] The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1966] The Wrong Box [1959] Tread Softly Stranger [1955] The Prisoner [1944] Fanny by Gaslight [1943] The Night Has Eyes [1942] The Great Mr Handel [1941] Tower of Terror