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1955 | DIRECTED BY PETER GLENVILLE

The Prisoner

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Movie Stats
Year
1955
Runtime
 91 minutes (1 hr 31 mins)
Select Cast
Alec Guinness
Jack Hawkins
Wilfrid Lawson
Kenneth Griffith
Jeanette Sterke
Ronald Lewis
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First viewed:
5th Feb 2021
Last viewed:
5th Jan 2026
Total views:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
11th December 1955
70 years 1 months 1 days ago
Belgium release date
 Belgium
4th November 1955
70 years 2 months 8 days ago
France release date
 France
18th November 1955
70 years 1 months 24 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
28th November 1955
70 years 1 months 14 days ago
Denmark release date
 Denmark
1st May 1956
69 years 8 months 11 days ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
18th January 1957
68 years 11 months 25 days ago
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Directed by
peter glenville Peter Glenville
Starring
peter glenvilleAlec 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
Jonathan BaileyMinor Role
Percy HerbertSoldier
Richard LeechMinor Role
Oscar QuitakCafe Waiter
Delene ScottMinor Role
Denis ShawPlainclothesman
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1955-04-19
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23199
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Genres
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