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The Captive Heart

Movie"Would you forge love letters to save your life?"
Audience Score
62
NR 1 hr 44 minWar, Drama
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.

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Ealing Studios
Movie Tags:
world war ii