The Captive Heart (1947)
Member Rating:
The Captive Heart is set in a German POW camp for British soldiers. Michael Redgrave plays a Czech patriot, who has assumed the identity of a deceased British officer to avoid being executed by the Nazis. When captured and placed in the camp, the British prisoners suspect the still-incognito Redgrave of being a spy. Only his conspicuous courage during an escape sequence vindicates the secretive Redgrave. The film's tinderbox tension is relieved with a joyous finale, which utilizes a fireworks display as adroitly as Hitchcock did in To Catch a Thief. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Basil Dearden
Synopsis of The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart is set in a German POW camp for British soldiers. Michael Redgrave plays a Czech patriot, who has assumed the identity of a deceased British officer to avoid being executed by the Nazis. When captured and placed in the camp, the British prisoners suspect the still-incognito Redgrave of being a spy. Only his conspicuous courage during an escape sequence vindicates the secretive Redgrave. The film's tinderbox tension is relieved with a joyous finale, which utilizes a fireworks display as adroitly as Hitchcock did in To Catch a Thief. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Captive Heart
- Michael Redgrave - Capt. Karel Hasek
- Mervyn Johns - Private Evans
- Jack Warner - Cpl. Ted Horsfall
- Rachel Thomas - Mrs. Evans
- Gladys Henson - Mrs. Horsfall
- Robert Wyndham - Lt. Cmdr. Robert Narsden
- Jimmy Hanley - Pvt. Matthews
- Jane Barrett - Caroline Harley
- David Keir - Mr. McDougall
- Meriel Forbes - Beryle Curtiss
- Frederick Schiller - German M.O.
- Jack Lambert - Padre
- Rachel Kempson - Celia Mitchell
- Frederick Leister - Mr. Mowbray
- Basil Radford - Maj. Ossy Dalrymple
- Gordon Jackson - Lt. David Lennox
- Elliot Mason - Mrs. Lennox
- Guy Middleton - Capt. Jim Mason
- Derek Bond - Lt. Stephen Harley
- Margot Fitzsimmons - Elspeth McDougall
- Sam Kydd - POW
- Ralph Michael - Capt. Thurston
- Karel Stepanek - Forster
- James Harcourt - Doctor
- Director(s):
- Basil Dearden
- Writer(s):
- Angus MacPhail, Guy Morgan
- Producer(s):
- Michael Balcon
- Looking for special editions of The Captive Heart?
- See All Versions
- Subtitles:
- Check All Versions
- Closed Captioning:
- Check All Versions
BY MAIL
We're sorry, this title is not available to rent or buy by mail.
IN-STORE
What's Your Take?
Member Reviews
