The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart

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.

Genre: Drama, War

Director: Basil Dearden

Cast: Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, Frederick Leister, Mervyn Johns

Country: United Kingdom

Quality: HD

Runtime: 104 min.

Release: 1946

IMDb: 6.2/10