The Captive Heart (1946)
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.
Cast & Crew
Michael Redgrave
Capt. Karel Hasek
Rachel Kempson
Celia Mitchell
Frederick Leister
Mr. Mowbray
Mervyn Johns
Pte. Evans
Rachel Thomas
Mrs. Evans
Jack Warner
Cpl. Ted Horsfall
Gladys Henson
Mrs. Horsfall
James Harcourt
Doctor
Gordon Jackson
Lt. David Lennox
Elliott Mason
Mrs. Lennox
Derek Bond
Lt. Stephen Harley
Robert Wyndham
Lt. Cdr. Robert Marsden
Basil Radford
Major Ossy Dalrymple
Guy Middleton
Capt. Jim Grayson
Jimmy Hanley
Pte. Mathews
Ralph Michael
Capt. Thurston R.A.M.C.
Jack Lambert
Padre
Karl Stepanek
Forster
Friedrich Richter
Camp Commandant
Frederick Schiller
German Medical Officer
Grace Arnold
Official (uncredited)
Susanne Gibbs
Girl (uncredited)
Sam Kydd
POW in Top Bunk (uncredited)
Arthur Mullard
(uncredited)
Torin Thatcher
Repatriation Official (uncredited)
Michael Balcon
Producer
Basil Dearden
Director
Guy Morgan, Angus MacPhail
Screenplay
