Full awards and nominations of The Prisoner
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Drama. Thriller
The Prisoner 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 country who is clapped into jail. Here he is ordered by the politicos to issue a phony statement to his flock, one that will ... [+]
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BAFTA 1956: British Academy Film Awards (Movies from 1955)
- nom. Best Film
- nom. Most Outstanding British Film
- nom. Best British Actor (Alec Guinness)
- nom. Best British Actor (Jack Hawkins)
- nom. Best British Screenplay (Bridget Boland)
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4th Valladolid International Film Festival - Seminci 1959
- winner Best Picture - Golden Spike
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New York Film Critics Circle - Year 1955 - http://nyfcc.com
- nom. Best Actor (Alec Guinness)
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NBR (National Board of Review) - Awards for 1955
- winner Best Foreign Film
- nom. Top Five Foreing Films