The Captive Heart
movie
Would you forge love letters to save your life?
Released April 29, 1946
Overview
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
as
Capt. Karel Hasek
Rachel Kempson
as
Celia Mitchell
Frederick Leister
as
Mr. Mowbray
Mervyn Johns
as
Pte. Evans
Rachel Thomas
as
Mrs. Evans
Jack Warner
as
Cpl. Ted Horsfall
Gladys Henson
as
Mrs. Horsfall
James Harcourt
as
Doctor
Gordon Jackson
as
Lt. David Lennox
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Elliott Mason
as
Mrs. Lennox
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Margot Fitzsimons
as
Elspeth McDougall
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David Keir
as
Mr. McDougall
Crew
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Charles Hasse
as
Editor
Michael Balcon
as
Producer
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Patrick Kirwan
as
Story
Basil Dearden
as
Director
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Guy Morgan
as
Screenplay
Angus MacPhail
as
Screenplay
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Gwen Bartle
as
Continuity
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Heather Armitage
as
Draughtsman
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Len Wills
as
Draughtsman
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Mark Luker
as
Costume Designer
Jimmy Sangster
as
Third Assistant Director
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Daphne Heathcote
as
First Assistant Editor