The prisoner / [Columbia Pictures presents] ; screenplay by Bridget Boland ; produced by Vivian A. Cox ; directed by Peter Glenville.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2004] |
| Description | 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Connect to reviews of this title online |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Boland, Bridget, screenwriter. |
| Other author/creator | Cox, Vivian A., producer. |
| Other author/creator | Glenville, Peter, 1913-1996 director. |
| Other author/creator | Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Huntley, Raymond, 1904-1990 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Sterke, Jeannette, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Lewis, Ronald, 1928-1982, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Griffith, Kenneth, 1921-2006 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Dignam, Mark, 1909-1989 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Heinz, Gerard, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Lawson, Wilfrid, 1900-1966 actor. |
| Other author/creator | Columbia Pictures. |
| Other author/creator | Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| Abstract | Following World War II, an unnamed Cardinal is arrested as a traitor to an unspecified Eastern European country. While imprisoned, the Cardinal is put through a series of trials by a state interrogator charged with convincing the Cardinal to issue a phony statement that would effectively end Catholicism in the country. Purportedly based on the real-life travails of Hungarian Cardinal József Mindszenty. |
| General note | Originally released as a motion picture in 1955. |
| Credits | Director of photography, Reginald Wyer ; editor, Frederick Wilson ; music, Benjamin Frankel. |
| Cast | Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Raymond Huntley, Jeanette Sterke, Ronald Lewis, Kenneth Griffith, Mark Dignam, Gerard Heinz, Wilfrid Lawson. |
| Audience | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | English dialogue with optional English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| ISBN | 1404906460 |
| ISBN | 9781404906464 |
| UPC | 043396101463 |
| Publisher number | 10146 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment |
| Stock number | Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PN1997 .P757 2004 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |