The Captive Heart

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Michael Redgrave

Capt. Karel Hasek

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Rachel Kempson

Celia Mitchell

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Frederick Leister

Mr. Mowbray

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Mervyn Johns

Pte. Evans

Age : 93 | Popularity : 35%

Rachel Thomas

Mrs. Evans

Age : 89 | Popularity : 17%

Jack Warner

Cpl. Ted Horsfall

Age : 85 | Popularity : 43%

Gladys Henson

Mrs. Horsfall

Age : 85 | Popularity : 14%

James Harcourt

Doctor

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Charles Hasse
	First Assistant Editor	Daphne Heathcote
Production	Producer	Michael Balcon
	Associate Producer	Michael Relph
Writing	Story	Patrick Kirwan
	Screenplay	Guy Morgan Angus MacPhail
Directing	Director	Basil Dearden
	Continuity	Gwen Bartle Phyllis Crocker
	Third Assistant Director	Jimmy Sangster John Meadows
	First Assistant Director	Billy Russell
	Second Assistant Director	Muriel Cole
Art	Draughtsman	Heather Armitage Len Wills
	Art Department Assistant	Tony Rimmington
	Assistant Art Director	Jim Morahan
	Art Direction	Michael Relph
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer	Mark Luker
Sound	Music	Ernest Irving
	Original Music Composer	Alan Rawsthorne
	Conductor	Ernest Irving
Camera	Second Unit Director of Photography	Lionel Banes
	Director of Photography	Douglas Slocombe
	Camera Operator	Jack Parker
Crew	Editorial Staff	Seth Holt
	Special Effects	Cliff Richardson
	Sound Recordist	Len Page
Department	Role	Name

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