The Prisoner 1955

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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.

Released : 1955-04-19
Runtime : 95 minutes
Genre : Drama
Stars : Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Wilfrid Lawson, Kenneth Griffith, Jeanette Sterke
Director : Reginald H. Wyer, Peter Glenville, Bridget Boland, Benjamin Frankel, Frederick Wilson