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.

[1] 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.

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