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The Captive Heart

  • 19461946
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.1K
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The Captive Heart (1946)
DramaWar
In 1940, a concentration-camp escapee assumes the identity of a dead British officer, only to become a prisoner of war.In 1940, a concentration-camp escapee assumes the identity of a dead British officer, only to become a prisoner of war.In 1940, a concentration-camp escapee assumes the identity of a dead British officer, only to become a prisoner of war.
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1.1K
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  • Director
    • Basil Dearden
  • Writers
    • Angus MacPhail(screenplay)
    • Guy Morgan(screenplay)
    • Patrick Kirwan(original story)
  • Stars
    • Michael Redgrave
    • Rachel Kempson
    • Frederick Leister
  • Director
    • Basil Dearden
  • Writers
    • Angus MacPhail(screenplay)
    • Guy Morgan(screenplay)
    • Patrick Kirwan(original story)
  • Stars
    • Michael Redgrave
    • Rachel Kempson
    • Frederick Leister
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    The Captive Heart (1946)
    Rachel Kempson in The Captive Heart (1946)
    Rachel Kempson in The Captive Heart (1946)
    Michael Redgrave in The Captive Heart (1946)
    Gladys Henson and Jack Warner in The Captive Heart (1946)
    Jane Barrett in The Captive Heart (1946)
    Margot Fitzsimons and Gordon Jackson in The Captive Heart (1946)
    Jimmy Hanley, Guy Middleton, and Basil Radford in The Captive Heart (1946)
    Jimmy Hanley, Jack Lambert, Guy Middleton, and Michael Redgrave in The Captive Heart (1946)
    Basil Radford in The Captive Heart (1946)

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    Michael Redgrave
    Michael Redgrave
    • Capt. Karel Hasek
    Rachel Kempson
    Rachel Kempson
    • Celia Mitchell
    Frederick Leister
    Frederick Leister
    • Mr. Mowbray
    Mervyn Johns
    Mervyn Johns
    • Pte. Evans
    Rachel Thomas
    • Mrs. Evans
    Jack Warner
    Jack Warner
    • Cpl. Horsfall
    Gladys Henson
    • Mrs. Horsfall
    James Harcourt
    • Doctor
    Gordon Jackson
    Gordon Jackson
    • Lieut. Lennox
    Elliott Mason
    • Mrs. Lennox
    • (as Elliot Mason)
    Margot Fitzsimons
    Margot Fitzsimons
    • Elspeth McDougall
    David Keir
    • Mr. McDougall
    Derek Bond
    Derek Bond
    • Lieut.Harley
    Jane Barrett
    Jane Barrett
    • Caroline Harley
    Meriel Forbes
    Meriel Forbes
    • Beryl Curtiss
    Robert Wyndham
    • Lt.Cdr.Robert Marsden R.N.V.R.
    Basil Radford
    Basil Radford
    • Major Ossy Dalrymple
    Guy Middleton
    Guy Middleton
    • Capt. Jim Grayson
    • Director
      • Basil Dearden
    • Writers
      • Angus MacPhail(screenplay)
      • Guy Morgan(screenplay)
      • Patrick Kirwan(original story)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sir Michael Redgrave (Captain Karel Hasek) and Rachel Kempson (Celia Mitchell) were married from 1935 until his death in 1985.
    • Goofs
      (at around 7 mins) The column of marching POWs (presumably this is 1940) are passed by a group of what are supposed to be Tiger tanks. The Tiger tank did not appear until 1942.
    • Quotes

      Cpl. Ted Horsfall: [remembering his last night at home, before leaving for France, as he finishes a glass of beer at a farewell party] Ahhhhh. Beer isn't what it used to be.

      Pvt. Don Evans: I hope the French beer isn't what it used to be either. Remember the last time, Ted?

      Cpl. Ted Horsfall: Yeah. I remember something even better than beer too.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits: This film is based on fact but the characters are fictitious. Any similarity to any name or individual is coincidental.
    • Connections
      Featured in Tuesday's Documentary: The Ealing Comedies or Kind Hearts and Overdrafts (1970)
    • Soundtracks
      There'll Always Be An England
      (uncredited)

      Written by Ross Parker and Hugh Charles

      Whistled as the prisoners arrive at the camp

    User reviews21

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    8/10
    A broad and evolving photo montage of stories about British Soldiers in a German POW camp
    The movie is a broad photo montage of several stories--from one setting--of British soldiers who were captured early in WWII (1941) and placed in a German POW camp. Is depicts what happens to them and their loved ones, back home, as they are separated by time and space.

    How do the relationships change?

    How do they remain the same?

    What holds them together or drives them apart?

    Four years can be like a lifetime to those it affects.

    This is no Stalag 17 or Hogan's Heroes-type movie. I found the movie to be very engaging and enjoyable, even as half of a long-range relationship undergoes very big changes. Changes can range anywhere from physical disability, to "Dear John" letters, to birth and/or death. The relationship often—usually—depend on letters and photos back and forth.
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    • kijii
    • Nov 25, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 29, 1946 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Fångna hjärtan
    • Filming locations
      • Aston Rowant Station, Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Ealing Studios
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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