The Captive Heart

The Captive Heart

1946
1h 44min

A series of stories about the lives and loves of nine men in a Prisoner of War Camp over five years. Location shooting in the British occupied part of Germany adds believability. 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. Upon liberation they meet and decide to continue their lives together. The other inmates' stories are revealed episodically.

The Captive Heart

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A series of stories about the lives and loves of nine men in a Prisoner of War Camp over five years. Location shooting in the British occupied part of Germany adds believability. 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. Upon liberation they meet and decide to continue their lives together. The other inmates' stories are revealed episodically.
    Released
    4/29/1946
    Runtime
    1h 44min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Ealing Studios
Cast
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
Elliott Mason
Elliott Mason
Mrs. Lennox
Margot Fitzsimons
Elspeth McDougall
David Keir
Mr. McDougall
Derek Bond
Derek Bond
Lt. Stephen Harley
Jane Barrett
Caroline Harley
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
Jill Gibbs
Janet Mitchell
David Walbridge
Desmond Mitchell
Grace Arnold
Grace Arnold
Official (uncredited)
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)
John Owers
Bit Part (uncredited)
Larry Taylor
Sergeant (uncredited)
Torin Thatcher
Torin Thatcher
Repatriation Official (uncredited)
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