The Captive Heart

The Captive Heart

Would you forge love letters to save your life?

1946 en 104 minutes

Rating: 6.22

Plot

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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Cast

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Capt. Karel Hasek

Rachel Kempson

Rachel Kempson

Celia Mitchell

Frederick Leister

Frederick Leister

Mr. Mowbray

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Pte. Evans

Rachel Thomas

Rachel Thomas

Mrs. Evans

Jack Warner

Jack Warner

Cpl. Ted Horsfall

Gladys Henson

Gladys Henson

Mrs. Horsfall

James Harcourt

James Harcourt

Doctor

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

Lt. David Lennox

Elliott Mason

Elliott Mason

Mrs. Lennox

Margot Fitzsimons

Margot Fitzsimons

Elspeth McDougall

David Keir

David Keir

Mr. McDougall

Derek Bond

Derek Bond

Lt. Stephen Harley

Jane Barrett

Jane Barrett

Caroline Harley

Meriel Forbes

Meriel Forbes

Beryl Curtiss

Robert Wyndham

Robert Wyndham

Lt. Cdr. Robert Marsden

Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Major Ossy Dalrymple

Guy Middleton

Guy Middleton

Capt. Jim Grayson

Jimmy Hanley

Jimmy Hanley

Pte. Mathews

Ralph Michael

Ralph Michael

Capt. Thurston R.A.M.C.

Jack Lambert

Jack Lambert

Padre

Karl Stepanek

Karl Stepanek

Forster

Friedrich Richter

Friedrich Richter

Camp Commandant

Frederick Schiller

Frederick Schiller

German Medical Officer

Jill Gibbs

Jill Gibbs

Janet Mitchell

David Walbridge

David Walbridge

Desmond Mitchell

Grace Arnold

Grace Arnold

Official (uncredited)

William Fox

William Fox

Officer Interviewing Capt. Hasek (uncredited)

Susanne Gibbs

Susanne Gibbs

Girl (uncredited)

Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

POW in Top Bunk (uncredited)

Arthur Mullard

Arthur Mullard

(uncredited)

John Owers

John Owers

Bit Part (uncredited)

Larry Taylor

Larry Taylor

Sergeant (uncredited)

Torin Thatcher

Torin Thatcher

Repatriation Official (uncredited)

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