The Captive Heart
- Released on
- Runtime
- 104 mins
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.
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
- Gladys Henson
- James Harcourt
- Gordon Jackson
- Elliott Mason
- Margot Fitzsimons
- David Keir
- Derek Bond
- Jane Barrett
- Meriel Forbes
- Robert Wyndham
- Basil Radford
- Guy Middleton
- Jimmy Hanley
- Ralph Michael
- Jack Lambert
- Karl Stepanek
- Friedrich Richter
- Frederick Schiller
- Jill Gibbs
- David Walbridge
- Grace Arnold
- William Fox
- Susanne Gibbs
- Sam Kydd
- Arthur Mullard
- John Owers
- Larry Taylor
- Torin Thatcher
Director
- Basil Dearden
Producers
- Michael Balcon
Screenwriter
- Angus MacPhail
- Guy Morgan
