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6.4A 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.
Released: 1946-04-29104 minDir: Basil DeardenDrama, War
Cast
- Michael Redgrave as Capt. Karel Hasek
- Rachel Kempson as Celia Mitchell
- Frederick Leister as Mr. Mowbray
- Mervyn Johns as Pte. Evans
- Rachel Thomas as Mrs. Evans
- Jack Warner as Cpl. Ted Horsfall
Themes
- world war ii
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Basil Dearden
- Screenwriter
- Angus MacPhail
- Cast member
- Basil Radford
- Composer
- Alan Rawsthorne
- Producer
- Michael Balcon
- Cinematographer
- Douglas Slocombe
- Narrative location
- Germany
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 770262
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1946-01-01
- title
- The Captive Heart
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
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