The Captive Heart

    The Captive Heart
    1946

    Synopsis

    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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    Cast

    • Michael RedgraveCapt. Karel Hasek
    • Rachel KempsonCelia Mitchell
    • Frederick LeisterMr. Mowbray
    • Mervyn JohnsPte. Evans
    • Rachel ThomasMrs. Evans
    • Jack WarnerCpl. Ted Horsfall
    • Gladys HensonMrs. Horsfall
    • James HarcourtDoctor
    • Gordon JacksonLt. David Lennox
    • Elliott MasonMrs. Lennox

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