THE CAPTIVE HEART (1946)

The Captive Heart
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The Captive Heart
Would you forge love letters to save your life?
Drama, War
April 29, 1946
English
1h 44m
England
Ealing Studios

A series of stories about the lives and loves of men in a Prisoner of War camp over five years. The main story is of Hasek (Redgrave) a Czech soldier who needs to keep his identity a secret from the Nazis. To do this, he poses as a dead English Officer and corresponds with the man's wife. Other inmates’ stories are also revealed. Location shooting in the British occupied part of Germany adds believability.

Cast & Characters

Michael Redgrave

Capt. Karel Hasek

Rachel Kempson

Celia Mitchell

Mervyn Johns

Pte. Evans

Rachel Thomas

Mrs. Evans

Jack Warner

Cpl. Ted Horsfall

Gladys Henson

Mrs. Horsfall

Gordon Jackson

Lt. David Lennox

Elliott Mason

Mrs. Lennox

Margot Fitzsimons

Elspeth McDougall

David Keir

Mr. McDougall

Derek Bond

Lt. Stephen Harley

Jane Barrett

Caroline Harley

Meriel Forbes

Beryl Curtiss

Robert Wyndham

Lt. Cdr. Robert Marsden

Basil Radford

Major Ossy Dalrymple

Guy Middleton

Capt. Jim Grayson

Jimmy Hanley

Pte. Mathews

Ralph Michael

Capt. Thurston R.A.M.C.

Friedrich Richter

Camp Commandant

Frederick Schiller

German Medical Officer

Jill Gibbs

Janet Mitchell

Crew

Guy Morgan

Screenplay

Angus MacPhail

Screenplay

Alan Rawsthorne

Original Music Composer

Douglas Slocombe

Director of Photography

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