The Captive Heart (1946)
Would you forge love letters to save your life?
86 min
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.
- Release date
- April 29, 1946
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Where to watch
Free
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Tubi TV
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Trailer
Cast
- Michael Redgrave as Capt. Karel Hasek
- Rachel Kempson as Celia Mitchell
- Frederick Leister as Mr. Mowbray
- Mervyn Johns as Pte. Evans
- Rachel Thomas as Mrs. Evans
- Jack Warner as Cpl. Horsfall
- James Harcourt as Doctor
- Gordon Jackson as Lieut. Lennox
- Elliott Mason as Mrs. Lennox
- Margot Fitzsimons as Elspeth McDougall
- David Keir as Mr. McDougall
- Derek Bond as Lt. Stephen Harley
- Jane Barrett as Caroline Harley
- Meriel Forbes as Beryl Curtiss
- Robert Wyndham as Lt. Cdr. Robert Marsden
- Basil Radford as Major Ossy Dalrymple
- Guy Middleton as Capt. Jim Grayson
- Jimmy Hanley as Pte. Mathews
- Ralph Michael as Capt. Thurston R.A.M.C.
- Jack Lambert as Padre
- Karel Štěpánek as Forster
- Friedrich Richter as Camp Commandant
- Frederick Schiller as German Medical Officer
- Jill Gibbs as Janet Mitchell
- David Wallbridge as Desmond Mitchell
- Grace Arnold as Official (uncredited)
- William Fox as Officer Interviewing Capt. Hasek (uncredited)
- Suzanne Gibbs as Girl (uncredited)
- Sam Kydd as POW in Top Bunk (uncredited)
- Gladys Henson as Mrs. Horsfall
Crew
- Basil Dearden · Director
- Angus MacPhail · Writer
- Guy Morgan · Writer
- Patrick Kirwan · Writer
- Michael Balcon · Producer
- Alan Rawsthorne · Composer
- Douglas Slocombe · Cinematographer
- Charles Hasse · Editor