Rent The Prisoner on DVD

The Prisoner

1955 Rated NR 1hr 33m

Peter Glenville made his directorial debut with this drama about a Hungarian cardinal (Alec Guinness) imprisoned -- and subjected to mental and physical torture -- by police who are heavily influenced by the new Communist regime. His captors hope that their agony-inflictive tactics will make the cardinal retract some anti-establishment addresses he made. Jack Hawkins plays an interrogator out to shame the cardinal into issuing a false statement.

Rent DVDs for only $4.99 a month.

Start Your Free Month
Cast: Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Wilfred Lawson, more...

More like The Prisoner

Malta Story Becket Ben-Hur Zulu The Bridge on the River Kwai The Agony and the Ecstasy The Comedians Guns at Batasi The Third Secret We're No Angels

Movie Details

Cast
Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Wilfred Lawson, Jeannette Sterke, Kenneth Griffith, Ronald Lewis, Raymond Huntley, Mark Dignam, Gerard Heinz
Director
Peter Glenville
Genres
Drama, Political Dramas, Classic Dramas, Dramas Based on Real Life
Format
DVD
Awards
1956 BAFTA®
Ratings
NR
Not rated. This movie has not been rated by the MPAA.
Screen formats

Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1, Full Screen 1.33:1

Subtitles

English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish (Neutral)

Closed captioned

Yes

Language and sound

English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

Other features

Filmed in B&W; interactive menus; scene access.