The Captive Heart
1946 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 1,224 VOTES · DIR. Basil Dearden
Overview
A series of stories about the lives and loves of men in a Prisoner of War camp over five years. The main story is of Hasek (Redgrave) a Czech soldier who needs to keep his identity a secret from the Nazis. To do this, he poses as a dead English Officer and corresponds with the man's wife. Other inmates’ stories are also revealed. Location shooting in the British occupied part of Germany adds believability.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,530 lines
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00:02:12 This film is dedicated to prisoners of war.
00:07:02 Nearly 1 :00.
00:12:09 Oh, it's nothing. Wound's practically healed.
00:18:17 I'm going to write to him.
00:21:05 Here I am shut up in this place, then I'll be past it.
00:23:29 You know, I can't make up me mind
00:25:54 Oh, Mitchell, you didn't destroy your identity card, did you?.
00:29:26 You are the officer acting as hospital interpreter.
00:33:49 This one's on the house, he said.
00:37:38 When I get back to Scotland--
00:42:31 Here!
00:45:20 Why, yes! That's it, man.
00:50:15 I've mastered the boiler and the tire pump.
00:53:44 I've tried to get used to it
00:57:14 Yeah, but in my experience--
01:00:31 and find it far from empty.
01:05:35 You will never know how much they mean to me.
01:09:59 A dream.
01:12:46 We thought we'd fix up a stunt to get him out of here.
01:20:17 Oh, don't you believe it.
01:22:37 Yes, you Germans certainly have
01:29:14 There, everything seemed so--
01:33:01 Oh.
01:38:03 Captain Hasek.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,530
Dialogue density14.7 lines / min
First line00:02:12
Final line01:38:03
Production Record
DirectorBasil Dearden
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,224