---
title: 'The Prodigal (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Thorpe'
released: '1955-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-prodigal-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048517/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Prodigal (1955)

1955 · 114 min · History · United States


## Synopsis

The Prodigal is a 1955 Eastmancolor biblical epic CinemaScope film made by MGM starring Lana Turner and Edmund Purdom. It was based on the New Testament parable about a selfish son who leaves his family to pursue a life of pleasure. The film also features James Mitchell, Louis Calhern, Joseph Wiseman, Cecil Kellaway, Audrey Dalton, and Walter Hampden. Dancer Taina Elg made her film debut in The Prodigal.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Thorpe](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-thorpe)
- **Screenplay:** [Joseph Breen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-breen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bronisław Kaper](https://cinepixo.com/people/bronis-aw-kaper)
- **Producer:** [Charles Schnee](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-schnee)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph Ruttenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-ruttenberg)
- **Editor:** [Harold F. Kress](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-f-kress)

## Cast

- [Dorothy Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-adams)
- [Francis L. Sullivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-l-sullivan)
- [Philip Tonge](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-tonge)
- [James Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mitchell-2)
- [Audrey Dalton](https://cinepixo.com/people/audrey-dalton)
- [Cecil Kellaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-kellaway)
- [Neville Brand](https://cinepixo.com/people/neville-brand)
- [Taina Elg](https://cinepixo.com/people/taina-elg)
- [Lana Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/lana-turner) as Samarra
- [Joseph Wiseman](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-wiseman)
- [Paul Cavanagh](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-cavanagh)
- [Edmund Purdom](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-purdom) as Micah
- [Richard Devon](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-devon)
- [Henry Daniell](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-daniell)
- [Walter Hampden](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-hampden)

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