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Film / 1955
Der Gefangene
Directed by
Peter Glenville
A cardinal is arrested for treason against the state. He is a popular hero of his people, for his resistance against the Nazis during the war and his resistance when his country again fell to a totalitarian conqueror. In prison, his interrogator is determined to extract a confession of guilt, and thus destroy his power over his people.
The story
A cardinal is arrested for treason against the state. He is a popular hero of his people, for his resistance against the Nazis during the war and his resistance when his country again fell to a totalitarian conqueror. In prison, his interrogator is determined to extract a confession of guilt, and thus destroy his power over his people.
Cast
Alec GuinnessThe Cardinal
Jack HawkinsThe Interrogator
Wilfrid LawsonThe Jailer
Kenneth GriffithThe Secretary
Jeanette SterkeThe Girl
Ronald LewisThe Guard
Raymond HuntleyThe General
Mark DignamThe Governor
Gerard HeinzThe Doctor
Percy HerbertSoldier (uncredited)
Oscar QuitakCafe Waiter (uncredited)
Denis ShawPlainclothesman (uncredited)
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