The Prisoner
1955 | 95m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Peter Glenville |
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| Writer: | Bridget Boland |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 19, 1955 |
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| Director: | Peter Glenville |
| Writer: | Bridget Boland |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | black and white |
| Production Companies | Facet Productions, London Independent Producers |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Alec Guinness | The Cardinal |
| Jack Hawkins | The Interrogator |
| Wilfrid Lawson | The Jailer |
| Kenneth Griffith | The Secretary |
| Jeanette Sterke | The Girl |
| Ronald Lewis | The Guard |
| Raymond Huntley | The General |
| Mark Dignam | The Governor |
| Gerard Heinz | The Doctor |
| Percy Herbert | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Oscar Quitak | Cafe Waiter (uncredited) |
| Denis Shaw | Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bridget Boland | Writer |
| Reginald H. Wyer | Director of Photography |
| Benjamin Frankel | Music |
| Frederick Wilson | Editor |
| W.T. Partleton | Makeup Artist |
| Douglas Peirce | Production Manager |
| Denis O'Dell | Assistant Director |
| Phyllis Crocker | Continuity |
| Peter Glenville | Director |
| John Hawkesworth | Art Direction |
| Julie Harris | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sydney Box | Executive Producer |
| Vivian Cox | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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