The Prisoner

Summary

The Prisoner is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Prisoner's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Prisoner's director is recorded as Peter Glenville^[4].
• The Prisoner's screenwriter is recorded as Bridget Boland^[5].
• The Prisoner's composer is recorded as Benjamin Frankel^[6].
• The Prisoner's genre is recorded as drama film^[7].
• The Prisoner's cast member is recorded as Alec Guinness^[8].
• The Prisoner's cast member is recorded as Jack Hawkins^[9].
• The Prisoner's cast member is recorded as Kenneth Griffith^[10].
• The Prisoner's cast member is recorded as Mark Dignam^[11].
• The Prisoner's cast member is recorded as Percy Herbert^[12].
• The Prisoner's cast member is recorded as Raymond Huntley^[13].
• The Prisoner's cast member is recorded as Wilfrid Lawson^[14].
• The Prisoner's producer is recorded as Vivian Cox^[15].
• The Prisoner's director of photography is recorded as Reginald Wyer^[16].
• The Prisoner's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0048512^[17].
• The Prisoner's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[18].
• The Prisoner's distribution format is recorded as video on demand^[19].
• The Prisoner's color is recorded as black-and-white^[20].
• The Prisoner's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 488500^[21].
• The Prisoner's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[22].
• The Prisoner's publication date is recorded as +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z^[23].
• The Prisoner's publication date is recorded as +1955-04-19T00:00:00Z^[24].
• The Prisoner's publication date is recorded as +1955-12-11T00:00:00Z^[25].
• The Prisoner's publication date is recorded as +1959-02-20T00:00:00Z^[26].
• The Prisoner's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09g6ylh^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Prisoner's producer is recorded as Vivian Cox^[15]. Its director is recorded as Peter Glenville^[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Bridget Boland^[5]. Cast members include Alec Guinness^[8], Jack Hawkins^[9], Kenneth Griffith^[10], Mark Dignam^[11], Percy Herbert^[12], and Raymond Huntley^[13].

Publication

Publication dates include +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z^[23], +1955-04-19T00:00:00Z^[24], +1955-12-11T00:00:00Z^[25], and +1959-02-20T00:00:00Z^[26]. The Prisoner's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[18]. Its genre is recorded as drama film^[7].

Why It Matters

The Prisoner ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]