The Prisoner U.S. half sheet poster Directed by Peter Glenville Written by Bridget Boland Starring Alec Guinness Jack Hawkins Cinematography Reginald H. Wyer Edited by Frederick Wilson Music by Benjamin Frankel Color process Black and white Production companies London Independent Producers Facet Productions Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release dates 19 April 1955 (1955-04-19) (London) 11 December 1955 (1955-12-11) (United States) Running time 94 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English