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Would you forge love letters to save your life?
Themes:Human ConnectionSacrificeLove In The Time Of WarThe Power Of MemoryHope Amidst DespairLongingDiscover Similar ThemesMood:MelancholicSentimentalNostalgicPoignantRomanticDiscover Similar Mood
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.
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Forbidden LoveLove TriangleWartime RomanceIdentity ConcealmentLonging For ConnectionEmotional SacrificeWartime SeparationEscapist FantasyLonging For HomeWartime CorrespondenceSecret Correspondence








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Directed by: Basil Dearden, Jimmy Sangster, Billy Russell
Produced by: Michael Balcon, Michael Relph
Composed by: Alan Rawsthorne
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