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Movie Info

In the early post-World War II years, a cardinal (Alec Guinness) in an unnamed eastern European country is thrown in jail for treason. While there, he is subject to an intense degree of torture, both physical and psychological, by his captors. These are led by a wily man known only as the Interrogator (Jack Hawkins), who uses every tool at his disposal to get the strong-willed prisoner to issue a statement to his flock renouncing the role of religion in society.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Peter Glenville
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 16, 2012
Runtime:

1h 34m
Production Co:

London Independent Producers

Cast & Crew

Alec Guinness
The Cardinal

Jack Hawkins
The Interrogator

Wilfrid Lawson
The Jailer

Peter Glenville
Director

Critic Reviews for The Prisoner

All Critics (8) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (3)

The plot is oddly bland.

December 23, 2020 | Full Review…

Robert Hatch
The Nation
Customers who insist that Guinness always be funny may be temporarily taken aback to discover him in an intellectual tragedy, but the net result is a movie of uncommon distinction.

November 13, 2019 | Full Review…

Clyde Gilmour
Maclean's Magazine
The Prisoner is an adaptation by Bridget Boland of her play in which Alec Guinness was carried in the arms of the tragic Muse to the very heights of his profession.

March 14, 2018 | Full Review…

Virginia Graham
The Spectator
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…

Alan Dale
Blogcritics.org
Drama psicolgico inteligente e com belas atuaes de Guinness, Hawkins e Lawson, perde pontos apenas pela presena forada de uma subtrama tola envolvendo dois amantes.

November 23, 2005 | Rating: 4/5

Pablo Villaça
Cinema em Cena
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July 18, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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March 16, 2004 | Rating: 2/4

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 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews