2 Movies Starring Rachel Kempson

The Captive Heart

The Captive Heart

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1946-04-29

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (574 Reviews)

Director:

Basil Dearden

Genres:

WarDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Angus MacPhail (screenplay)

Guy Morgan (screenplay)

Patrick Kirwan (original story)

Fullplot:

After the evacuation at Dunkirk, June 1940, some thousands of British prisoners are sent to German P.O.W. camps. One such group includes "Capt. Geoffrey Mitchell," a concentration-camp escapee who assumed the identity of a dead British officer. To avoid exposure, "Mitchell" must correspond with the dead man's estranged wife Celia. But eventual exposure seems certain, and the men must find a way to get him out. If he reaches England, though, what will his reception be?

Tom Jones

Tom Jones

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1963-12-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

128 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (7853 Reviews)

Director:

Tony Richardson

Cast:

Writer:

John Osborne (screenplay)

Henry Fielding (novel)

Fullplot:

In eighteenth century England, "first cousins" Tom Jones and Master Blifil grew up together in privilege in the western countryside, but could not be more different in nature. Tom, the bastard son of one of Squire Allworthy's servants Jenny Jones and the local barber Partridge, was raised by virtuous Allworthy as his own after he sent Jenny away. Tom is randy, chasing anything in a skirt, he's having a sexual relationship on the sly with Molly Seagrim, the peasant daughter of Allworthy's gamekeeper. Tom is nonetheless kind-hearted and good-natured, he who is willing to defend that and those in which he believes. Blifil, on the other hand, is dour, and although outwardly pious, is cold-hearted and vengeful. Despite his randiness, Tom eventually falls in love with Sophie Western, who has just returned to the area after a few years abroad. Despite Sophie's love for Tom, Squire Western and his spinster sister would rather see Sophie marry Blifil rather than a bastard, who Western nonetheless liked before he knew that Tom liked Sophie. Based on half truths, Tom, out of circumstance, is forced to leave his home and strike out on his own in London. While Sophie sneaks away in search of Tom, and Squire Western and Miss Western go off in search of Sophie, Tom gets into one misadventure after another on his way to London, some involving his randiness, and some which will reveal certain aspects of his life previously unknown to him. Through it all, Sophie, deep down, is never far from his mind, even when his life is in danger.

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