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The Captive Heart (1946)

Drama War

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.

Updated May 22 2020

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GB -

1946-04-29

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Runtime: 104 mins Rating: 7.0

Cast

Michael Redgrave

Capt. Karel Hasek

Rachel Kempson

Celia Mitchell

Friedrich Richter

Camp Commandant

Karel Stepanek

Forster

Derek Bond

Lt. Stephen Harley

Gordon Jackson

Lt. David Lennox

Mervyn Johns

Jack Warner

Cpl. Ted Horsfall