The Captive Heart

Name: The Captive Heart
Director: Basil Dearden
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1946
Duration: 104 min
Cast: Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, Frederick Leister, Mervyn Johns, Rachel Thomas

19461h 44mdir. Basil Deardenstory Patrick Kirwanscreenplay Angus MacPhail

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Overview

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

Michael Redgrave Rachel Kempson Frederick Leister Mervyn Johns Rachel Thomas Jack Warner

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