IMDb
Original Title
The Captive Heart
Status
Released
Production Companies
Ealing Studios
Original Language
EN
Budget
-
Revenue
-
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
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English, German
