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.

Credits

Peter GlenvilleDirector

Alec GuinnessThe Cardinal

Jack HawkinsThe Interrogator

Wilfrid LawsonThe Jailer

Kenneth GriffithThe Secretary