Storyline
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 & Crew
Alec Guinness
The Cardinal
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Glenville's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Prisoner is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
