The Captive Heart(Movie, 1946)

Name: The Captive Heart
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1946
Duration: T01:44:00
Rating: 3.3

1h 44min | Genres: Drama, War

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 10 votes)

The Captive Heart is a 1946 British war drama, directed by Basil Dearden and starring Michael Redgrave. It is about a Czechoslovak Army officer who is captured in the Fall of France and spends five years as a prisoner of war, during which time he forms a long-distance relationship with the widow of a British Army officer. The film was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. The film is partly based on the true story of a Czechoslovak officer in the RAF Volunteer Reserve, Josef Bryks MBE, and his relationship with a British WAAF, Gertrude Dellar, who was the widow of an RAF pilot. ()

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A series of stories about the lives and loves of nine men in a Prisoner of War Camp over five years. Location shooting in the British occupied part of Germany adds believability. 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. Upon liberation they meet and decide to continue their lives together. The other inmates' stories are revealed episodically.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: Germany

Made by: Ealing Studios

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN)

Translated into 7 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 04/29/1946

Cast: Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, Mervyn Johns, Jack Warner, Gordon Jackson, Basil Radford

Director: Basil Dearden

Producer: Michael Balcon

Screenwriter: Angus MacPhail

Director of Photography: Douglas Slocombe

Composer: Alan Rawsthorne

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Stille Helden"

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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