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The Prisoner (1955) was a Drama - Film Adaptation Film directed by Peter Glenville and produced by Sydney Box and Vivian Cox.

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The Prisoner(s) of Zenda

By Rick29 on Apr 14, 2025 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

Ronald Colman (1937) and Stewart Granger (1952).When is a movie a sequel or just another adaptation of the same literary source? That can be a complex question, but it's not in the case of 1952's The Prisoner of Zenda. MGM's lavish costume adventure is a remake in every sense of the word. It uses th... Read full article


The Mandalorian (2019) s01e06 – The Prisoner

on Dec 14, 2019 From The Stop Button

It is a dark time for ?The Adventures of Baby Yoda.? Second lackluster episode in as many weeks, with the show creators really thinking anyone cares about the adventures of ?Mando the Mandalorian? Pedro Pascal when he?s not being an adorable dad with Baby Yoda. This episode?s director, Rick Famuyiwa... Read full article


On Blu-ray: Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft in The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)

By KC on Aug 6, 2019 From Classic Movies

Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft are well matched as a married couple navigating chaotic city life in The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975), Neil Simon’s adaptation of his own stage play. They both play from the soul, with a lack of artifice that enables them to express the complications of human ... Read full article


The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 15, 2018 From 4 Star Films

It’s the curse of a childhood watching too many reruns of Get Smart but I can’t seem to get Don Adam’s impersonation of Ronald Colman out of my head while watching The Prisoner of Zenda. There are worse curses to be stricken with though I suppose. This classic adaptation of Anthony... Read full article


Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars (1938, Ford Beebe and Robert F. Hill), Chapter 7: The Prisoner of Mongo

By Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 10, 2018 From The Stop Button

The Prisoner of Mongo title suggests, well, whoever was titling the chapters wasn?t paying attention to the actual script?much like last chapter?s title, calling the Forest People the Tree-Men?but it does indeed turn out Buster Crabbe and company will end up prisoners of Mongo. At least, of Ming (Ch... Read full article


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Quotes from

The Interrogator: Who do you think you're dealing with? Some mad, sadistic moron in the Gestapo, who has power to play with flesh and blood for his own lust? I was a doctor, before ever I was a lawyer. Your body is sacred to me.
The Cardinal: No drugs... no torture... what can you hope for?
The Interrogator: Conversion. It's your mind we want.
The Cardinal: For the first time since I've come into your prison - I'm afraid.


The Interrogator: Have you forgiven yourself?
The Cardinal: Oh no. But I believe I shall be forgiven. He who will judge us, is He who made us.


The Cardinal: Shall I be allowed a priest before I die?
The Interrogator: There will be no need.
The Cardinal: I beg of you to let me see a priest.
The Interrogator: You're not to die.
The Cardinal: No? I'm to be hanged.
The Interrogator: The sentence has been commuted.
The Cardinal: What are they afraid of? Martyrdom? No one could make the world see me as a martyr now.
The Interrogator: It has been commuted.
The Cardinal: I've eased my mind with the thought of death. I can't see beyond it.


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Deemed suitably controversial enough to be banned from both the Venice and Cannes Film Festivals.
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