Synopsis
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.
Awards
Details
- Released
- 19 April 1955
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Peter Glenville
- Writers
- Bridget Boland
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Production
- Facet Productions, London Independent Producers
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Cast
Alec Guinness
Jack Hawkins
Wilfrid Lawson
Kenneth Griffith
Jeanette Sterke
Ronald Lewis
Raymond Huntley
Mark Dignam
Gerard Heinz
Percy Herbert