The Prisoner
movie
Released April 19, 1955
Genres:
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
as
The Cardinal
Jack Hawkins
as
The Interrogator
Wilfrid Lawson
as
The Jailer
Kenneth Griffith
as
The Secretary
Jeanette Sterke
as
The Girl
Ronald Lewis
as
The Guard
Raymond Huntley
as
The General
Mark Dignam
as
The Governor
Gerard Heinz
as
The Doctor
Percy Herbert
as
Soldier (uncredited)
Oscar Quitak
as
Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
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Denis Shaw
as
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Crew
Peter Glenville
as
Director
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Bridget Boland
as
Writer
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Benjamin Frankel
as
Music
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Reginald H. Wyer
as
Director of Photography
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Frederick Wilson
as
Editor
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Sydney Box
as
Executive Producer
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Vivian Cox
as
Producer
John Hawkesworth
as
Art Direction
Julie Harris
as
Costume Design
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W.T. Partleton
as
Makeup Artist
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Douglas Peirce
as
Production Manager
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Denis O'Dell
as
Assistant Director