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The Captive Heart

Would you forge love letters to save your life?

This film weaves together stories of the lives and loves of men in a Prisoner of War camp across five years. The central narrative follows Hasek, a Czech soldier who must conceal his identity from the Nazis. His solution is to assume the identity of a deceased English officer and correspond with the officer's wife.

Original title
The Captive Heart
Genre
Drama, War
Director
Basil Dearden
Cast
Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, Frederick Leister, Mervyn Johns, Rachel Thomas, Jack Warner, Gladys Henson, James Harcourt, Gordon Jackson, Elliott Mason, Margot Fitzsimons, David Keir, Derek Bond, Jane Barrett, Meriel Forbes, Robert Wyndham, Basil Radford, Guy Middleton, Jimmy Hanley, Ralph Michael
Country
United Kingdom
Studios
Ealing Studios
Language
en
Year
1946
Duration
104
Release date
1946-04-29
TMDB
6.400 · 27 votes
Status
Released

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