The Prisoner (1967)★ 8.4/10
- Drama
- Mystery
- Sci-Fi
Directed by: Patrick McGoohan, Don Chaffey, Pat Jackson, David Tomblin, Robert Asher
Written by: Patrick McGoohan, David Tomblin, Anthony Skene, Terence Feely, Vincent Tilsley
An ex-secret agent is taken to a bizarre prison disguised as an idyllic village, from which he attempts to escape while trying not to divulge the information his captors seek to obtain.
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Cast & crew
Patrick McGoohanNumber Six
Angelo MuscatThe Butler
Peter SwanwickSupervisor
Peter Brace1st Guardian
Leo McKernNumber Two
Christopher BenjaminLabour Exchange Manager
Michael MillerMan in Buggy
Alexis KannerChief's voice
Bill CummingsHenchman
Frank MaherNumber Six
Patrick CargillNumber Two
Colin GordonNumber Two
Kenneth GriffithSchnipps
Georgina CooksonBlonde Lady
John CazabonMan in CaveHarold BerensBoxing M.C.
Bee Duffell2nd Psychiatrist
Larry TaylorGypsy ManJohn MaximNumber Eighty Six
Denis ShawShopkeeper
Grace ArnoldMaid
Max FaulknerFirst Horseman
Gerry Crampton1st Guardian
Patsy SmartNight Maid
Michael Danvers-WalkerFirst New ManLucy GriffithsLady in CorridorJack Cooper1st Guardian
George Leech4th GuardianTerry YorkeHorseman
Alf Joint2nd MechanicFrederick PiperEx-Admiral
Derren NesbittNew Number Two
Jane MerrowAlison
Donald SindenThe Colonel
Eric PortmanNumber Two
Zena WalkerJanet
Mary MorrisNumber Two
Angela BrowneNumber Eighty-Six
Virginia MaskellThe Woman
Ronald RaddRookKatherine KathEngadine
John CastleNumber Twelve
Anton RodgersNumber Two
Annette AndreWatchmaker's Daughter
Victor MaddernBand Master
Nadia GrayNadia
Clifford EvansNumber Two
Sheila AllenNumber Fourteen
Guy DolemanNumber Two
John SharpNumber TwoRachel HerbertNumber Fifty Eight
Patricia Jessel1st Psychiatrist
Duncan MacraeDoctor
Justine LordSonia
David BauerNumber Two
Peter WyngardeNumber Two
Paul EddingtonCobb
Finlay CurrieGeneral
Nigel StockThe Colonel
Norma WestGirl Bo-Peep
Mark EdenNumber One Hundred
Peter HowellProfessorGeorge BensonLabour Exchange ManagerBasil HoskinsNumber Fourteen
Valerie FrenchKathy
Peter Bowles'A'
George BakerThe New Number Two
Rosalie CrutchleyQueen
Earl CameronSupervisor
Richard WattisFotheringay
George PravdaDoctor
Brian WorthGroup CaptainAndre Van GyseghemRetiring Number TwoNorman ScacePsychiatric DirectorMichael BrennanKiller Karminski
Gordon TannerTown Elder
Aubrey MorrisTown Crier
George CoulourisMan with the Stick
Al ManciniAnnouncer
Martin MillerWatchmaker
Richard CaldicotCommander
Derek AylwardNew SupervisorKathleen BreckNumber Forty-TwoHugo SchusterSeltzmanGay CameronNumber Thirty-SixGordon SterneBystander
Wanda VenthamComputer Attendant
Kevin StoneyColonel J.
Betty McDowallProfessor's WifeBarbara Yu LingTaxi DriverDennis ChinneryGuntherJohn WentworthSir Charles
David NettheimDoctor
Michael BalfourWillSheena MarsheBarmaid
Hilary HeathNumber Seventy-Three
Thomas HeathcoteLobo Man
Jon LaurimoreErnst
Pat KeenNurse
James BreeVilliers
Annette Carell'B'Stephanie RandallMaidCamilla HasseDay SupervisorDene CooperPhotographer
Lucille SoongFlower Girl
Nike ArrighiGypsy Girl
Conrad PhillipsDoctor
Basil DignamSupervisor
Mark BurnsNumber Two's AssistantBartlett MullinsCommittee ChairmanDavid ArlenKarel
Arthur GrossControl Room Operator
Lloyd LambleStapleton
Kenneth BendaSupervisor
Jack AllenDoctorAlan WhiteDuttonJohn ReesWelsh NapoleonMonti DeLyleTown Dignitary
Fabia DrakeWelfare Worker
Patrick JordanDanversMichael NightingaleNight SupervisorDinny Powell2nd GuardianBettine Le BeauMaid at PartyHolly DooneWaitress
Joe GladwinYorkshire NapoleonDouglas JonesHorse DealerCharles Lloyd PackArtist
Lockwood WestCamera Shop Manager
Joseph Cuby1st Member of Social GroupHilda BarryNo. 38
Keith PyottWaiter
Victor WoolfShop AssistantJohn DrakeBowlerBill NickFirst Gunman
Ian FlemingMan at Cafe and First Top Hat
Michael Chow2nd Member of Social GroupDenise BuckleyMaidOliver MacGreevyElectrician
Michael SegalLaboratory Technician
Fredric AbbottPotterPeter BrayhamThugVictor PlattAssistant SupervisorJack Le WhiteFirst JudgeLeslie CrawfordSecond GunmanGaynor StewardLittle GirlArthur WhiteStall-Holder
Norman MitchellMechanic
Gertan KlauberCafe Waiter
George MerrittPostman
June EllisNumber Forty-EightShivaun O'CaseyNurseMargo AndrewShop Kiosk GirlGraham StewardFirst Little BoySusan SheersFemale Code ExpertMichael BiltonM.C. Councillor
Bette BourneProjection Operator
John Hamblin1st Woodland ManHenry B. LonghurstOld GuestJohn FrawleyFlowermanGeoffrey ReedSkipperStephen HoweSecond Little Boy
Michael Billington2nd Woodland Man
Terence DonovanSailor
John NolanYoung GuestJoe Dunne1st Tower Guard
Fred Haggerty2nd GuardianWilliam Lyon Brown2nd Doctor
Eddie EddonThird Horseman
Eddie Powell3rd Guardian
David GarfieldHospital Attendant
Romo Gorrara2nd Tower GuardKeith Peacock2nd Guardian
Peter MaddenUndertaker in opening sequence (uncredited)George MarksteinMan Behind Desk in Title Sequence (uncredited)
Fenella FieldingLoudspeaker Announcer (uncredited)
Pauline ChamberlainVillager (uncredited)
Maxwell CraigFairground Patron (uncredited)Vic ChapmanComputer Operator (uncredited)Ned LynchPasserby (uncredited)
Harold SandersonGuard (uncredited)Jimmy MillarDesk Clerk (uncredited)
Guy StandevenLaboratory Assistant (uncredited)Jack CarterNewsvendor (uncredited)Hugh EltonOrderly (uncredited)Alan MeachamMilkman (uncredited)Roy LansfordBoxing Fan (uncredited)Ann BarrassParty Guest (uncredited)Jack ArrowBoxing Second (uncredited)Norman MorrisVillager (uncredited)Jack RossBystander (uncredited)
Robert RiettyNumber Two (uncredited)Bill HibbertAssistant (uncredited)Aidan HarringtonTechnician (uncredited)Roy BeckParty Guest (uncredited)Jack ArmstrongDoctor (uncredited)John CliffordAssistant (uncredited)George HoldcroftParty Guest (uncredited)Pearl WaltersParty Guest (uncredited)Peter EvansVillage Official (uncredited)Cecil PaulParty Guest (uncredited)John BaileyPatient (uncredited)Dave GriffithsHenchman (uncredited)Tony SnellParty Guest (uncredited)Fred DavisComputer Operator (uncredited)Fred MachonVillager (uncredited)Charles GilliardVillager (uncredited)
Roger Lloyd PackVillager (uncredited)
Peter McEneryMagazine Model (photo only) (uncredited)
Pat GormanHospital Orderly (uncredited)
Jim BradyDrummer (uncredited)Aileen LewisVillager at Carnival (uncredited)Lewis AlexanderVillage Official (uncredited)Kynaston ReevesThe Minister (uncredited)Walter HenryServant (uncredited)
Victor HarringtonWelfare Committee Member (uncredited)Ernest BlythMan Dancing at Party (uncredited)Ray MarioniCroupier (uncredited)Patrick HalpinVillage Official (uncredited)
Jeff SilkConstable (uncredited)Bunny SeamanVillager (uncredited)Paul PhillipsVillager (uncredited)Emile StemmlerWaiter (uncredited)Bob RaymondVillager (uncredited)Mabel EtheringtonVillager (uncredited)Anthony BensonBearded Number Two (uncredited)Derek ChaferHospital Orderly (uncredited)Mary MaxfieldNurse (uncredited)Colin McKenzieHelicopter Remote Control Operative (uncredited)Norman FisherVillager (uncredited)Richard AthertonParty Guest (uncredited)Paula WrightVillager (uncredited)John TimberlakeViolinist (uncredited)George OliverVillager (uncredited)James UreOfficial (uncredited)Renee CunliffeNurse (uncredited)Bill RisleyControl Room Operator (uncredited)Harry TierneyVillager (uncredited)Esme SmytheVillager (uncredited)Dan DarnelliParty Guest (uncredited)Donald CampbellVillager (uncredited)John MoreVillager (uncredited)Muriel GreensladeVillager (uncredited)Jim BoltonVillager (uncredited)Bill StrangeSecurity Officer (uncredited)Margo AbbotVillager (uncredited)Alf CashaGypsy Man (uncredited)Charles PriceGuard (uncredited)Alistair DickVillager (uncredited)Pat JudgeOfficial (uncredited)Seamus ByrneRover's first victim (uncredited)John DoyeGuard (uncredited)Martin TerryVillager (uncredited)Roy CannonCorpse (uncredited)Nigel BernardVillager (uncredited)John PrestonMedical Assistant (uncredited)Oliver TomlinParty Guest (uncredited)Zelda TathamVillager (uncredited)Brian AxworthyVillager in Diving Gear (Parade) (uncredited)
Mike ReidJury Member (uncredited)
Paul WestonMarshal (uncredited)
John TathamBentley Driver (uncredited)Roy BeckJury Member (uncredited)Gerry JudgeBystander (uncredited)Dennis PlentyTechnician (uncredited)Lindsay HooperBystander (uncredited)Ron GregoryBoxing Fan (uncredited)Pat LewisFairground Patron (uncredited)Tina HartSaloon Girl (uncredited)Peggy Scott SandersBoxing Fan (uncredited)Mary FielderSaloon Girl (uncredited)