---
title: 'The Captive Heart (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Basil Dearden'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-captive-heart-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038396/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Captive Heart (1946)

1946 · 108 min · Drama, War · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Captive Heart is a 1946 British war drama, directed by Basil Dearden and starring Michael Redgrave. It was written by Angus MacPhail and Guy Morgan. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Basil Dearden](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-dearden)
- **Screenplay:** [Angus MacPhail](https://cinepixo.com/people/angus-macphail)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alan Rawsthorne](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-rawsthorne)
- **Producer:** [Michael Balcon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-balcon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Douglas Slocombe](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-slocombe)

## Cast

- [Jack Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-warner-2)
- [Mervyn Johns](https://cinepixo.com/people/mervyn-johns)
- [Basil Radford](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-radford)
- [Rachel Kempson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-kempson)
- [Gordon Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-jackson)
- [Michael Redgrave](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-redgrave)

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