Captured

1959 · 65 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 135 VOTES · DIR. John Krish

Overview

Directed by cult British director John Krish, the film was sponsored by the Army Kinematograph Corporation. This tightly plotted drama shows British POWs enduring brainwashing and torture during the Korean War, thereby revealing what a soldier could expect if he was ever captured by enemy forces.

War1950s

Dialogue Timeline — 921 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:13 In Korea, I was Adjutant of the Glosters
00:03:07 'The enemy said there was no need for them.
00:05:16 That'll be a fat load of good to us, sending out piddling patrols.
00:07:10 (Knock on door)
00:10:02 I think it WAS Thornton.
00:12:43 - Any news of Cole? - No.
00:15:13 - Coley's my mate. - That why you took his mess tin?
00:18:19 For what?
00:20:30 a group of men was seen running into the darkness.
00:24:04 - Yes. - Point him out.
00:26:23 - What's happened to him? - He's taken a hammering.
00:28:31 and their atrocities will never be forgotten.
00:31:55 - (Guard shouts command). - Thank you very much.
00:34:52 (Door closes)
00:38:43 Up! Up! Up! Up!
00:42:44 'You're not going Harpic.'
00:45:32 Working in Intelligence is not being a spy.
00:48:54 There's a lot wrong with Britain
00:51:52 because of the great and traditional goodwill of the Chinese people
00:53:49 'Is he guessing?'
00:56:02 and my duty as a soldier is to resist the enemy.
00:58:37 - Give me the answers! - 'Proves how wrong they are.
01:01:22 Away from there.
01:03:41 Get stuffed!

Cast & Characters

Anthony Farrar-Hockley Self Wilfrid Brambell Captive Ray Brooks Soldier Alan Dobie Harry Daniels Mark Eden Soldier Gerald Flood Sergeant Bernard Fox Morrison Paddy Joyce Soldier Brian Murray Ross Donald Oliver Bit part

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed921
Dialogue density14.2 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line01:03:41

Production Record

DirectorJohn Krish
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes135