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The Prisoner (1955)

7.2 | Apr 19, 1955 (GB) | Drama | 01:35

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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Alec Guinness
The Cardinal
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Jack Hawkins
The Interrogator
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Wilfrid Lawson
The Jailer
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Kenneth Griffith
The Secretary
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Ronald Lewis
The Guard
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Raymond Huntley
The General
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Mark Dignam
The Governor
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Gerard Heinz
The Doctor
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Percy Herbert
Soldier (uncredited)