The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart

The Captive Heart

"Would you forge love letters to save your life?"

6.4
1946-04-29
104 min
DramaWar

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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Featured Crew

Michael Balcon
Producer
Basil Dearden
Director
Patrick Kirwan
Story
Angus MacPhail
Screenplay
Douglas Slocombe
Director of Photography