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The Prisoner (1956)

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Average Rating: 6/10
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Release Date: Dec 11, 1955 Wide

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British theatrical director Peter Glenville made his film directorial debut with 1955's The Prisoner (Glenville had previous helmed the London stage production of this Bridget Boland play). The film is based on the real-life travails of Hungarian Cardinal Mindszenty, who after suffering under Nazi persecution was imprisoned by the new Communist regime for remaining loyal to his religious convictions. Alec Guinness, his head shaved, plays an unnamed Cardinal in an unspecified Eastern European

Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Classics

Directed By: Peter Glenville

Written By: Bridget Boland

In Theaters: Dec 11, 1955 Wide

On DVD: Mar 2, 2004

Cast

Alec Guinness
The Cardinal
Jack Hawkins
The Interrogator
Wilfred Lawson
The Jailer
Kenneth Griffith
The Secretary
Jeannette Sterke
The Girl
Ronald Lewis
The Warder
Raymond Huntley
The General
Mark Dignam
The Governor
Gerard Heinz
The Doctor
Richard Leech

Critic Reviews for The Prisoner

All Critics (9) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (3) | DVD (1)

What Guinness does with his eyes alone ... provides a seminar on acting. And that's just from the neck up.

May 3, 2006 Full Review Source: Blogcritics.org

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Alan Dale

Blogcritics.org

Drama psicol�gico inteligente e com belas atua��es de Guinness, Hawkins e Lawson, perde pontos apenas pela presen�a for�ada de uma subtrama tola envolvendo dois amantes.

November 23, 2005 Comment

Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

Unless you're a student of acting or of period-specific British drama, The Prisoner may simply sentence you to boredom.

November 5, 2004 Comment

Sarah Chauncey

Reel.com

This could've been a fascinating look at the interplay between two very different men...but Bridget Boland's screenplay utilizes the most stilted dialogue imaginable.

March 9, 2004 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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