The Prisoner (1963 film)

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Written byWilliam Sterling
Directed byWilliam Sterling
Country of originAustralia
The Prisoner
At from The Age 14 Nov 1962
Written byWilliam Sterling
Directed byWilliam Sterling
StarringCampbell Copelin
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release14 November 1962 (1962-11-14) (Melbourne)[1]
Release1 May 1963 (1963-05-01)

The Prisoner is a 1962 Australian television play based on a play which had been filmed with Alec Guinness.[2] Many Australian TV dramas at the time were based on overseas stories.[3]

  • Christopher Hill as the Interrogator
  • Michael Duffield as the Prisoner
  • John Gray as the Cell Warden

Production

Sterling aimed to recreate prison through the mind of a prisoner.[1]

Reception

References

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