A series of stories about the lives and loves of nine men in a Prisoner of War Camp over five years. Location shooting in the British occupied part of Germany adds believability. 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. Upon liberation they meet and decide to continue their lives together. The other inmates' stories are revealed episodically.
Rachel Kempson | Celia Mitchell | |
Frederick Leister | Mr. Mowbray | |
Mervyn Johns | Pte. Evans | |
Rachel Thomas | Mrs. Evans | |
Jack Warner | Cpl. Ted Horsfall | |
Gladys Henson | Mrs. Horsfall |
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