The Captive Heart
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.
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Director: Basil Dearden
Actors: Elliott Mason, Frederick Leister, Gladys Henson, Gordon Jackson, Jack Warner, James Harcourt, Margot Fitzsimons, Mervyn Johns, Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, Rachel Thomas