The Captive Heart (1946)

Would you forge love letters to save your life?

Directed by Basil Dearden1h 44mDrama,War

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.

Year
1946
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
29 April 1946
TMDB
6.4 (27)
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Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave
Capt. Karel Hasek
Rachel Kempson
Rachel Kempson
Celia Mitchell
Frederick Leister
Frederick Leister
Mr. Mowbray
Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns
Pte. Evans
Rachel Thomas
Rachel Thomas
Mrs. Evans
Jack Warner
Jack Warner
Cpl. Ted Horsfall
Gladys Henson
Gladys Henson
Mrs. Horsfall
James Harcourt
James Harcourt
Doctor
Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson
Lt. David Lennox
E
Elliott Mason
Mrs. Lennox
M
Margot Fitzsimons
Elspeth McDougall
D
David Keir
Mr. McDougall
Derek Bond
Derek Bond
Lt. Stephen Harley
J
Jane Barrett
Caroline Harley
Meriel Forbes
Meriel Forbes
Beryl Curtiss
Robert Wyndham
Robert Wyndham
Lt. Cdr. Robert Marsden
Basil Radford
Basil Radford
Major Ossy Dalrymple
Guy Middleton
Guy Middleton
Capt. Jim Grayson
Jimmy Hanley
Jimmy Hanley
Pte. Mathews
Ralph Michael
Ralph Michael
Capt. Thurston R.A.M.C.
Jack Lambert
Jack Lambert
Padre
Karl Stepanek
Karl Stepanek
Forster
Friedrich Richter
Friedrich Richter
Camp Commandant
Frederick Schiller
Frederick Schiller
German Medical Officer
J
Jill Gibbs
Janet Mitchell
D
David Walbridge
Desmond Mitchell
Grace Arnold
Grace Arnold
Official (uncredited)
W
William Fox
Officer Interviewing Capt. Hasek (uncredited)
Susanne Gibbs
Susanne Gibbs
Girl (uncredited)
Sam Kydd
Sam Kydd
POW in Top Bunk (uncredited)
Arthur Mullard
Arthur Mullard
(uncredited)
J
John Owers
Bit Part (uncredited)
L
Larry Taylor
Sergeant (uncredited)
Torin Thatcher
Torin Thatcher
Repatriation Official (uncredited)

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