The Captive Heart (1946)
"Would you forge love letters to save your life?"

Title: The Captive Heart
Original Title: The Captive Heart
Release Date: 1946-04-29
Status: Released
Rating: 6.438/10 (from 24 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, War
Production Companies: Ealing Studios
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

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