Name: The Captive Heart
Genre: drama, war
Released: 1946
Duration: 104
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, Frederick Leister, Mervyn Johns, Rachel Thomas

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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Basil Dearden
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Patrick Kirwan
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Guy Morgan
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Angus MacPhail
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Capt. Karel Hasek

Michael Redgrave
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Celia Mitchell

Rachel Kempson
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Mr. Mowbray

Frederick Leister
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Pte. Evans

Mervyn Johns
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Mrs. Evans

Rachel Thomas
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Cpl. Ted Horsfall

Jack Warner
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Mrs. Horsfall

Gladys Henson
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Doctor

James Harcourt
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Lt. David Lennox

Gordon Jackson
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Mrs. Lennox

Elliott Mason
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Elspeth McDougall

Margot Fitzsimons
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Mr. McDougall

David Keir
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Lt. Stephen Harley

Derek Bond
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Caroline Harley

Jane Barrett
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Beryl Curtiss

Meriel Forbes

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