The Captive Heart
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The Captive Heart is a 1946 British war drama, directed by Basil Dearden and starring Michael Redgrave. It is about a Czechoslovak Army officer who is captured in the Fall of France and spends five years as a prisoner of war, during which time he forms a long-distance relationship with the widow of a British Army officer. The film was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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The Captive Heart | |
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Directed by | Basil Dearden |
Screenplay by | Angus MacPhail Guy Morgan |
Story by | Patrick Kirwan |
Produced by | Michael Balcon Michael Relph (associate producer) |
Starring | Michael Redgrave Mervyn Johns Basil Radford Rachel Kempson |
Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe Lionel Banes |
Edited by | Charles Hasse |
Music by | Alan Rawsthorne |
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Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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The film is partly based on the true story of a Czechoslovak officer in the RAF Volunteer Reserve, Josef Bryks MBE, and his relationship with a British WAAF, Gertrude Dellar, who was the widow of an RAF pilot.[2]