The Prisoner (1949)

Original title

Der Bagnosträfling

Directed by

Gustav Fröhlich

Genre

adventure film

Country

West Germany

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man becomes a prisoner in a remote fortress. He struggles with isolation and his past.

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What happens

The Prisoner (German: Der Bagnosträfling) is a 1949 West German historical adventure film directed by Gustav Fröhlich and starring Paul Dahlke, Richard Häussler, and Käthe Dorsch. It is based a novel by the French writer Honoré de Balzac. It was made at the Bendestorf Studios outside Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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