The Captive Heart.

Duration: 87 min.

Year Published: 1947

Format: 35mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: The loneliness and boredom of a group of British soldiers held in a German prison camp from the time of the Dunkirk retreat in 1940 to the end of the war provide the theme for this semi-documentary film made in the British Occupied Zone of Germany.

Complete Record: THE CAPTIVE HEART. Released by Universal International, c1947. Presented by J. Arthur Rank. 87 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. An Ealing Studios production. A Prestige picture. Summary: The loneliness and boredom of a group of British soldiers held in a German prison camp from the time of the Dunkirk retreat in 1940 to the end of the war provide the theme for this semi-documentary film made in the British Occupied Zone of Germany. Credits: Producer, Michael Balcon; director, Basil Dearden; original story, Patrick Kirwan; screenplay, Angus McPhail, Guy Morgan; music, Alan Rawsthorn; editor, Charles Hasse. Cast: Michael Redgrave, Mervyn Johns, Gordon Jackson, Jimmy Hanley, Rachel Kempson. Appl. author: Universal Pictures Co., Inc. © General Film Distributors, Inc.; 11Dec47; LP1576.