The Captive Heart
1946
Would you forge love letters to save your life?
- Basil Dearden
- 1h 44m
- April 29, 1946 · United Kingdom
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 29, 1946
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, German
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Ealing Studios
- Cast
- David Keir,Guy Middleton,Robert Wyndham,Jill Gibbs,Ralph Michael,Susanne Gibbs,David Walbridge,John Owers,Gordon Jackson,Jack Lambertand 24 more
- Director
- Basil Dearden
- Producer
- Michael Balcon
- Cinematography
- Douglas Slocombe
- Music
- Alan Rawsthorne
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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