The Captive Heart 1946

Would you forge love letters to save your life?

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Drama War

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
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, Guy Morgan, Angus MacPhail