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The Captive Heart
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- 1946
- 86 min
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This film is dedicated to prisoners of war.
symbol of a moral victory
for which no bells have pealed.
And which will
not be remembered
regimental colors.
It was a war in which
no decorations could be given,
but to have come out of it
with a whole spirit
is its highest honor.
These are a few of those men
captured in the summer of 1940.
They were the men who
stood on the Dial,
the Somme,
and the La Basi Canal,
who fought at Calais,
April, St. Valery,
and the vital perimeter around
the Beaches of Dunkirk,
the men who held on until the German armor
thundered past their lines.
220 miles they marched
into captivity,
through that blazing, gusty June,
through France, through Belgium,
through Holland,
to the Rhine.
Ahh...
Beer isn't what
it used to be.
I hope the French beer isn't what
it used to be, either.
Remember the last time, Ted?
Yeah, I remember something
better than beer, too.
Ooh, she was
a smasher.
I can see her
hair now,
blacker than coal.
Ooh, boy! She taught
me a thing or two.
Pity you kept it to yourself.
It's proud we should be married
to a couple of Don Juans.
Don't believe a girl
ever looked at him twice.
Poor old dear.
Yes, you looked twice, didn't you?
You caught me off me guard.
I was low following the flu.
Wonder what made you marry me.
You don't know?
That wicked tenor voice you have.
Leave them.
That's men tend to that.
Any more for any more?
No, thank you.
It's nearly 12:
00.We've got to be at the depot at 7:00.
Come on home...
we'll have 'em both back
before you can turn round.
War will be over
by Christmas.
War will be over
by Christmas?
Where have I heard
that before?
It's a shame we got to
close the business.
Why, it's just habit
we've got into,
fighting the same war
every 20 years.
Nasty habit, too.
Good night, Flo.
Good night.
See you in the morning.
All right.
She's a troubled worrier...
Shame she never had kids.
And her always wanting them so much.
They'd have took her mind off things.
Well, it's too late now, I suppose.
Are you sorry Glad and Mary are grown up?
Well, I am and I'm not,
in a manner of speaking.
What about starting
all over again, old girl?
No, thank you, Ted.
I'm too old for that kind of war work.
Ha ha ha!
Thanks, Stephen.
I liked that a lot.
The boy definitely shows promise.
Nearly 1:
00.May I catch a lift?
Yes, of course.
Come on, Carol.
Put your bonnet on.
Cheerio, Stephen.
See you before you embark.
Right-o, Robert.
Good-bye, Stephen, darling.
Take care of yourself.
Good night.
Well, wait for me.
Stephen.
Come on, Carol!
All right, Robert!
Caroline.
Caroline!
Caroline!
Stephen.
Caroline.
You left your scarf.
I know.
I had to come back.
Robert.
What about him?
I wanted to tell you.
It's all over with Robert.
I think he understands.
I told him 3 weeks ago.
We met 3 weeks ago.
I wasn't sure until tonight.
Caroline.
You've only 48 hours
before you go to France.
It's nothing and it's everything.
Everything.
I hope you know how
to get a special license.
And don't forget to write, David.
Yes, Mum.
And let us know if there's
anything you want.
Thank you, Mrs. McDougall.
Will you write to me, Elspeth?
David, I will.
You see, I...
Yes, David.
Good-bye, David.
Good-bye, David, my boy.
Good-bye, Mother.
Take care of yourself, David.
Yes, Mrs. McDougall.
Elspeth, you see, I...
Me too, David.
What did you say?
I love you.
Elspeth. Elspeth,
will you marry me?
Yes, David!
What's he talking about?
Sorry.
I've no idea.
Can I be of any help?
Do you speak German?
Good.
He says the officers must be
separated from the men.
But we must keep the wounded with us.
We've only got one M.O.
Among the lot of us.
He says they may stay with us
till we reach the camp.
Thank you.
Anyway, a lot of them will remain
automatically on the orderlies'...
That's right.
Well, come on, lads.
In we go.
How's tricks,?
Mustn't grumble, sir.
You'll feel better
with a...
Thank you, sir.
I don't know that you ought
to smoke with that chest.
Oh, it's nothing.
Wound's practically healed.
It's a pretty bad show all around.
I take it you fellows feel the same as I do.
We mustn't let the Jerries see we're down.
Take the Jerries to get me down?
It's them ruddy cobbles.
What can I do for my feet, sir?
Do what I do.
Try to forget 'em.
I can't take 'em off, can I?
How are you, Lennox?
Eyes hurting you a bit?
A wee bit, sir.
We'll get the Jerries to give you
some proper treatment
As soon as we reach camp.
Thank you, sir.
How about you?
Mustn't grumble.
You okay?
Not too bad.
How's the arm?
Feels better now,
sir.
Good boy.
All right, lads.
It won't be long now.
Then you'll be able to have a real rest.
Thanks for the help just now.
Useful man to know.
Perfect German.
Dalrymple's my name.
31st Lancers.
Geoffrey Mitchell,
5th Oxfordshire light infantry.
Oh, where did the
Jerries pick you up?
Oh, really? I didn't know the 5th
were anywhere near there.
Yes.
March to attention!
Good afternoon.
Good afternoon.
Do sit down, would you?
Thank you.
My name's Celia mitchell.
be a prisoner of war...
Captain Geoffrey Mitchell.
Maybe. Didn't the war office
notify you, Mrs. Mitchell?
Well, no, you see, I don't suppose
he put me down as next of kin.
Oh, I beg your pardon.
Your husband's regiment?
5th Oxford
light infantry.
General index. Give me particulars
5th Oxfordshire
light infantry, will you?
I'd like to send him parcels.
I suppose I can do that.
Oh, yes, certainly.
...flag 27.
Prisoner of war number 1376.
Thank you.
Hello, Mummy!
Hello, darling.
Have you had a lovely day
with Grandpa?
Will Father ever come back to us,
Grandpa,
Even when the war's over?
Well, would you be glad if he did?
No. He used to make Mummy cry.
He is a prisoner.
Hello, Desmond.
Hello, Mummy.
Janet, I'll leave you in charge.
Well?
He didn't put me down as next of kin.
Well, that seems to be the final gesture,
doesn't it, my dear?
It was only logical, I suppose.
Poor Geoffrey.
Poor Geoffrey?
Well, I for one don't intend to shed
any tears over him.
Father?
You are?
Yes.
Can't do any harm or good.
They must be glad
of any news of home.
I don't suppose poor Geoffrey
ever portrayed
the faintest interest in his home.
I can tell him how the children
are getting on.
I can see Geoffrey regaling
his fellow prisoners
with news of the children he's
scarcely ever seen.
You're afraid, aren't you, Father?
Certainly. I'm afraid that you may let
yourself be carried away
by sentimentality and suggest
patching things up with him.
Don't worry.
We said so many hard,
cruel things to each other.
I'd like to wipe out
the memory of them.
And then if we should happen to meet
when the war's over,
it won't be as enemies.
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