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The Prisoner Cast & Characters

The Prisoner (1955) stars Alec Guinness as The Cardinal, Jack Hawkins as The Interrogator and Wilfrid Lawson as The Jailer. The drama movie was released December 11, 1955. Below is the full cast and crew.

1955 · 1h 35m 72 Audience
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Starring Cast
A
Alec Guinness
The Cardinal
J
Jack Hawkins
The Interrogator
W
Wilfrid Lawson
The Jailer
K
Kenneth Griffith
The Secretary
J
Jeanette Sterke
The Girl
R
Ronald Lewis
The Guard
Key crew
Director
Peter Glenville
Screenplay
Bridget Boland
Producers
Sydney Box , Vivian Cox
Music
Benjamin Frankel
Cinematography
Reginald H. Wyer
Editor
Frederick Wilson
Costume design
Julie Harris

Full cast

12 cast members
Alec Guinness
The Cardinal
Jack Hawkins
The Interrogator
Wilfrid Lawson
The Jailer
Kenneth Griffith
The Secretary
Jeanette Sterke
The Girl
Ronald Lewis
The Guard
Raymond Huntley
The General
Mark Dignam
The Governor
Gerard Heinz
The Doctor
Percy Herbert
Soldier (uncredited)
Oscar Quitak
Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Denis Shaw
Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Crew by department

13 crew members