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Dominican Rep. The Prisoner
- Original title
- The Prisoner
- Year
- 1955
- Running time
- 91 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Alec Guinness
Jack Hawkins
Raymond Huntley
Wilfrid Lawson- Jeannette Sterke
Ronald Lewis
Kenneth Griffith- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
Reginald H. Wyer (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama. Thriller | Politics. Religion
- Synopsis
- 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 effectively end Catholicism in his country. Jack Hawkins plays the diabolically clever "Interrogator", who is almost successful in convincing Guinness that his false statement will have a beneficial effect.
- Awards
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1955: BAFTA Awards: 5 Nominations, Including Best Film and British Actors1955: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Actor (Alec Guinness)1955: National Board of Review: Best Foreign Film1959: Seminci: Golden Spike: Best Movie
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