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The Captive Heart (1946)

The Captive Heart (1946)

Drama War

Would you forge love letters to save your life?

Release Date: 1946, April 29
Directors: Basil Dearden
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Ealing Studios, Ealing Studios
Cast: Torin Thatcher, Gordon Jackson, Jack Lambert, Larry Taylor, Frederick Schiller, Susanne Gibbs, Elliott Mason, Rachel Kempson, Karl Stepanek, Frederick Leister, Ralph Michael, Michael Redgrave

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.

Keywords:

world war ii