Stille Helden (1946)

Stille Helden: Directed by Basil Dearden. With Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, Frederick Leister, Mervyn Johns. In 1940, a concentration-camp escapee assumes the identity of a dead British officer, only to become a prisoner of war.

“The movie is a broad photo montage of several stories–from one setting–of British soldiers who were captured early in WWII (1941) and placed in a German POW camp. Is depicts what happens to them and their loved ones, back home, as they are separated by time and space. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHow do the relationships change? u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHow do they remain the same? u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhat holds them together or drives them apart? u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFour years can be like a lifetime to those it affects. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is no Stalag 17 or Hoganu0026#39;s Heroes-type movie. I found the movie to be very engaging and enjoyable, even as half of a long-range relationship undergoes very big changes. Changes can range anywhere from physical disability, to u0026quot;Dear Johnu0026quot; letters, to birth and/or death. The relationship often—usually—depend on letters and photos back and forth.”