The Prisoner
1955 · 95 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 1,169 VOTES · DIR. Peter Glenville
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,025 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:05:11 Am I allowed to know on what charge you're arresting me?
00:09:36 Come, now. Drugged cigarettes already?
00:14:50 Yes, that's your line.
00:18:14 We can't go on seeing each other like that.
00:21:25 God keep my watch.
00:26:00 One casual phrase, one tiny slip may give us a clue.
00:29:32 I had tried to evade it.
00:32:23 ...of conviction in my voice on those platforms.
00:35:08 They brought in more guards.
00:39:36 ...crosses on strong points, such as the church of St. Nicholas there...
00:42:24 Oh, what now?
00:46:28 If she must...
00:52:00 How long is it since you brought me food?
00:55:54 Why am I...
01:00:35 48 hours.
01:03:31 Behind the fish market?
01:06:39 You fake.
01:09:15 That would be shame enough to burn the past...
01:13:02 ...did you betray the Resistance to the Gestapo?
01:18:48 Yes...
01:21:56 He ate like a wolf after that.
01:24:33 Is there news of her, is the disease fatal?
01:27:38 ...from sheer sentiment...
01:32:24 ... or the result of human weakness.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,025
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:05:11
Final line01:32:24
Production Record
DirectorPeter Glenville
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,169