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?
00:09:32 If I may smoke my own, while they last?
00:14:36 But you've got something on your conscience too.
00:17:42 ...since I've come into your prison...
00:20:54 ...the uneducated and the silly.
00:25:34 His spirit was proved indestructible by the Gestapo in the war.
00:28:58 Thank you.
00:31:29 Come on.
00:34:08 Propaganda being distributed.
00:37:18 The journalist on the paper banned this morning.
00:41:40 ...at the same time.
00:45:11 She will be sent to the...
00:49:13 He's got to show us where his weakness lies before we can use it...
00:53:34 You need a cuckoo clock.
00:58:23 ...and guard us while we sleep...
01:02:14 Is that why you hate yourself?
01:04:51 Your mother's sin, your shame for her and for yourself.
01:07:44 There'd be nothing left.
01:11:14 He may have let them think they've got him...
01:14:30 I have betrayed them.
01:20:16 That's an expert's opinion.
01:22:45 He's got to have time for his breakfast, the man got kidneys.
01:25:11 I might live...
01:28:25 An appropriate use for my last official signature.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,025
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:05:11
Final line01:28:25
Production Record
DirectorPeter Glenville
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,169