Michael Redgrave
Capt. Karel Hasek
A series of stories about the lives and loves of nine men in a Prisoner of War Camp over five years. Location shooting in the British occupied part of Germany adds believability. 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. Upon liberation they meet and decide to continue their lives together. The other inmates' stories are revealed episodically.
Release Date | 1946-04-29 |
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Runtime | 1h 44m |
Directors | Basil Dearden, Douglas Slocombe, Muriel Cole, John Meadows, Billy Russell, Jimmy Sangster, Jim Morahan, Lionel Banes |
Producers | Michael Balcon, Michael Relph |
Writers | Patrick Kirwan, Angus MacPhail, Guy Morgan |