The Captive Heart (1946)
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.
Director:
Basil Dearden
Writers:
Angus MacPhail, Guy Morgan.
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Michael Redgrave as Capt. Karel Hasek |
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Rachel Kempson as Celia Mitchell |
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Frederick Leister as Mr. Mowbray |
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Mervyn Johns as Pte. Evans |
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Rachel Thomas as Mrs. Evans |
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Jack Warner as Cpl. Ted Horsfall |
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Gladys Henson as Mrs. Horsfall |
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James Harcourt as Doctor |
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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 |
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Derek Bond as Lt. Stephen Harley |
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Jane Barrett as Caroline Harley |
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Meriel Forbes as Beryl Curtiss |
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Robert Wyndham as Lt. Cdr. Robert Marsden |
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Basil Radford as Major Ossy Dalrymple |
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Guy Middleton as Capt. Jim Grayson |
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Jimmy Hanley as Pte. Mathews |
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Ralph Michael as Capt. Thurston R.A.M.C. |
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Jack Lambert as Padre |
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Karl Stepanek as Forster |
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Friedrich Richter as Camp Commandant |
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Frederick Schiller as German Medical Officer |
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Jill Gibbs as Janet Mitchell |
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David Walbridge as Desmond Mitchell |
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Grace Arnold as Official (uncredited) |
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William Fox as Officer Interviewing Capt. Hasek (uncredited) |
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Susanne Gibbs as Girl (uncredited) |
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Sam Kydd as POW in Top Bunk (uncredited) |
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Arthur Mullard as (uncredited) |
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John Owers as Bit Part (uncredited) |
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Larry Taylor as Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Torin Thatcher as Repatriation Official (uncredited) |
| Directing | Basil Dearden | Director |
| Production | Michael Balcon | Producer |
| Editing | Charles Hasse | Editor |
| Writing | Patrick Kirwan | Story |
| Writing | Angus MacPhail | Screenplay |
| Writing | Guy Morgan | Screenplay |
| Production | Michael Relph | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Muriel Cole | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | John Meadows | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Billy Russell | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jimmy Sangster | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Jim Morahan | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Heather Armitage | Draughtsman |
| Art | Tony Rimmington | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Len Wills | Draughtsman |
| Camera | Lionel Banes | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mark Luker | Costume Designer |
| Editing | Daphne Heathcote | First Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Seth Holt | Editorial Staff |
| Sound | Ernest Irving | Conductor |
| Sound | Ernest Irving | Music |
| Directing | Gwen Bartle | Continuity |
| Directing | Phyllis Crocker | Continuity |
| Sound | Alan Rawsthorne | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Douglas Slocombe | Director of Photography |
| Art | Michael Relph | Art Direction |
| Crew | Len Page | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Jack Parker | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Cliff Richardson | Special Effects |
