The Captive Heart

1946 "Would you forge love letters to save your life?"
The Captive Heart
7| 1h44m| en| Drama, War
Storyline

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.

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Ealing Studios

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  • The Captive Heart Cast
Michael Redgrave as Capt. Karel Hasek
Rachel Kempson as Celia Mitchell
Frederick Leister as Mr. Mowbray
Mervyn Johns as Pte. Evans
Rachel Thomas as Mrs. Evans
Jack Warner as Cpl. Ted Horsfall
Gladys Henson as Mrs. Horsfall
James Harcourt as Doctor
Gordon Jackson as Lt. David Lennox