The Prisoner
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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Cast
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Alec Guinness
The Cardinal
Known for
Star Wars
Lawrence of Arabia
Jack Hawkins
The Interrogator
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Wilfrid Lawson
The Jailer
Known for
Pygmalion
The Long Voyage Home
Kenneth Griffith
The Secretary
Known for
Shaka Zulu
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Jeanette Sterke
The Girl
Known for
Lust for Life
Ronald Lewis
The Guard
Known for
Taste of Fear
Mr. Sardonicus
Raymond Huntley
The General
Known for
The Mummy
Passport to Pimlico
Mark Dignam
The Governor
Known for
The Taming of the Shrew
Sink the Bismarck!
Gerard Heinz
The Doctor
Known for
The Fallen Idol
The Cruel Sea
Percy Herbert
Soldier (uncredited)
Known for
The Bridge on the River Kwai
One Million Years B.C.
Oscar Quitak
Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Known for
Holocaust
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Denis Shaw
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Known for
The Prisoner
The Colditz Story
Peter Glenville Director · Bridget Boland Writer Reginald H. Wyer Cinematographer
United States release December 11, 1955 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production London Independent Producers, Columbia Pictures
Production
Facet Productions
Production
London Independent Producers
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Belgium · April 19, 1955
Theatrical
United Kingdom · April 19, 1955
Theatrical
United States · December 11, 1955
Theatrical
Austria
August 1, 1959 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 28, 1955 · Theatrical
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