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