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The Captive Heart

Would you forge love letters to save your life?

1946 1h 44m 6.4Movie
DramaWar

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, 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.

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Patrick Kirwan

Story

Basil Dearden

Director

Guy Morgan

Screenplay

Angus MacPhail

Screenplay

Top Cast

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Capt. Karel Hasek

Rachel Kempson

Rachel Kempson

Celia Mitchell

Frederick Leister

Frederick Leister

Mr. Mowbray

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Pte. Evans

Rachel Thomas

Rachel Thomas

Mrs. Evans

Jack Warner

Jack Warner

Cpl. Ted Horsfall

Gladys Henson

Gladys Henson

Mrs. Horsfall

James Harcourt

James Harcourt

Doctor

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

Lt. David Lennox

Elliott Mason

Mrs. Lennox

Margot Fitzsimons

Elspeth McDougall

David Keir

Mr. McDougall

Derek Bond

Derek Bond

Lt. Stephen Harley

Jane Barrett

Caroline Harley

Meriel Forbes

Meriel Forbes

Beryl Curtiss

Robert Wyndham

Robert Wyndham

Lt. Cdr. Robert Marsden

Basil Radford

Basil Radford

Major Ossy Dalrymple

Guy Middleton

Guy Middleton

Capt. Jim Grayson

Jimmy Hanley

Jimmy Hanley

Pte. Mathews

Ralph Michael

Ralph Michael

Capt. Thurston R.A.M.C.

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