The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart
Release: 1946-04-29
·Runtime: 104m
·★ 6.2
Drama
War
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Ealing Studios
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Gordon Jackson
as Lt. David Lennox
Jack Lambert
as Padre
Robert Wyndham
as Lt. Cdr. Robert Marsden
Guy Middleton
as Capt. Jim Grayson
Rachel Kempson
as Celia Mitchell
Jack Warner
as Cpl. Ted Horsfall
Derek Bond
as Lt. Stephen Harley
Gladys Henson
as Mrs. Horsfall
James Harcourt
as Doctor
Arthur Mullard
as (uncredited)
Rachel Thomas
as Mrs. Evans
Basil Radford
as Major Ossy Dalrymple
Ralph Michael
as Capt. Thurston R.A.M.C.
Friedrich Richter
as Camp Commandant
Jimmy Hanley
as Pte. Mathews
Karl Stepanek
as Forster
Michael Redgrave
as Capt. Karel Hasek
Frederick Leister
as Mr. Mowbray
Mervyn Johns
as Pte. Evans
Sam Kydd
as POW in Top Bunk (uncredited)
Torin Thatcher
as Repatriation Official (uncredited)
Frederick Schiller
as German Medical Officer
Grace Arnold
as Official (uncredited)
Susanne Gibbs
as Girl (uncredited)
