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.
as Capt. Karel Hasek
as Celia Mitchell
as Mr. Mowbray
as Pte. Evans
as Mrs. Evans
as Cpl. Ted Horsfall
as Mrs. Horsfall
as Doctor
as Lt. David Lennox
as Mrs. Lennox
as Elspeth McDougall
as Mr. McDougall
as Lt. Stephen Harley
as Caroline Harley
as Beryl Curtiss
as Lt. Cdr. Robert Marsden
as Major Ossy Dalrymple
as Capt. Jim Grayson
as Pte. Mathews
as Capt. Thurston R.A.M.C.
as Padre
as Forster
as Camp Commandant
as German Medical Officer
as Janet Mitchell
as Desmond Mitchell
as Official (uncredited)
as Officer Interviewing Capt. Hasek (uncredited)
as Girl (uncredited)
as POW in Top Bunk (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Bit Part (uncredited)
as Sergeant (uncredited)
as Repatriation Official (uncredited)
