The Captive Heart
Would you forge love letters to save your life?
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6.2%
1946-04-29
|Drama, War
Runtime: 104 minutes
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.
Featured Crew
Michael Balcon
Producer
Basil Dearden
Director
Patrick Kirwan
Story