The Captive Heart (1946)
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.
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Michael Redgrave
as Capt. Karel Hasek
Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave, CBE (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English stage and film actor, director, manager and author. He is the father of actors Vanessa, Corin and Lynn Redgrave..
Rachel Kempson
as Celia Mitchell
Frederick Leister
as Mr. Mowbray
Mervyn Johns
as Pte. Evans
Father of actress Glynis Johns, who appeared with him in The Halfway House (1944) and The Sundowners (1960). Stocky, benevolent-looking Welsh character who became an unexpected star of British movies...
Rachel Thomas
as Mrs. Evans
Rachel Thomas was a Welsh character actress, who almost always played the stereotypical Welsh mother or grandmother, and appeared regularly on both Welsh and English language television.
She appeare...
Jack Warner
as Cpl. Ted Horsfall
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Jack Warner OBE was an English film and television actor.
He was born in London, his real name being Horace John Waters. His sisters Elsie and Doris Waters wer...
Director
Basil Dearden
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