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World War Ii
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Feature Film | 1946
Sir Michael Redgrave (Captain Karel Hasek) and Rachel Kempson (Celia Mitchell) were married from 1935 until his death in 1985.
The Marlag und Milag Nord prisoner of war camp, where this movie was set and much of it was filmed, was located in the north of Germany, about thirty kilometers (18.6 miles) from Bremen. After the German surrender, it was used to house German prisoners of war and then later female refugees. In the 1960s, it was a base for a Luftwaffe division of the German Army, but today, it is a business park.
Co-writer Guy Morgan was in fact a prisoner of war in the German prison camp of Marlag und Milag Nord where parts of the film were shot.
The 2016 digital restoration was funded by StudioCanal in collaboration with the British Film Institute's "Unlocking Film Heritage" digitalization program, which is part funded by the UK's National Lottery.
The character played by Sir Michael Redgrave (Captain Karel Hasek) was inspired by a real person, a Czechoslovakian military pilot named Josef Bryks. Before his involvement in the Royal Air Force he led a very brave and adventurous life. He survived the whole of World War II, but couldn't know what awaited him upon his return to his homeland. After the Communist putsch in 1948, he was dishonorably discharged from the Czechoslovakian Army. After several false court proceedings, he was eventually sentenced to thirty years in prison and work in the uranium mines. There he experienced worse conditions than those in Nazi prison camps. Until his death, he never buckled to the Communist injustice. He died in 1957 as a result of torture and inhuman treatment.
"Cpl. Ted Horsfall: [remembering his last night at home, before leaving for France, as he finishes a glass of beer at a farewell party] Ahhhhh. Beer isn't what it used to be. Pvt. Don Evans: I hope the French beer isn't what it used to be either. Remember the last time, Ted? Cpl. Ted Horsfall: Yeah. I remember something even better than beer too."
"Cpl. Ted Horsfall: [offering beer] Anyone for any more? Di Evans: No, thank you. Pvt. Don Evans: [looks at clock] It's nearly twelve. We've got to be at the depot at seven. [motions to his wife] Pvt. Don Evans: Come on home. Flo Horsfall: We'll have them both back before you can turn around. The war will be over by Christmas. Cpl. Ted Horsfall: The war will be over by Christmas. Where have I heard *that* before? Pvt. Don Evans: [indicates sign for their construction business] It's a shame we've got to close the business, Ted. Cpl. Ted Horsfall: Why, it's this habit we've gotten into; fighting the same war every twenty years. Flo Horsfall: Nasty habit too."
