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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.
general audience, movie lovers
world war ii
United Kingdom
asCapt. Karel Hasek
asCelia Mitchell
asMr. Mowbray
asPte. Evans
asMrs. Evans
asCpl. Ted Horsfall
asMrs. Horsfall
asDoctor
asLt. David Lennox
asMrs. Lennox
asElspeth McDougall
asMr. McDougall
asLt. Stephen Harley
asCaroline Harley
asBeryl Curtiss
asLt. Cdr. Robert Marsden
asMajor Ossy Dalrymple
asCapt. Jim Grayson
asPte. Mathews
asCapt. Thurston R.A.M.C.
asPadre
asForster
asCamp Commandant
asGerman Medical Officer
asJanet Mitchell
asDesmond Mitchell
asOfficial (uncredited)
asOfficer Interviewing Capt. Hasek (uncredited)
asGirl (uncredited)
asPOW in Top Bunk (uncredited)
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