The Password Is Courage
The only man ever awarded the Iron Cross by the enemy!!!
1962 · 1h 56m · APPROVED
Comedy, Drama, War
Directed by
Andrew L. Stone
Overview
Sergeant-Major Charles Coward, a brave British soldier is captured by German forces during World War II. When he's thrown into a prisoner of war camp, he immediately plans his escape. Masquerading as a wounded German soldier, he makes it as far as the medical tent, where the deceived enemy forces award him the Iron Cross. Though he is ultimately discovered, he goes on to courageously pursue his freedom with a whimsical and undying audacity.
Director and cast
- Andrew L. Stone Director
- Dirk Bogarde as Sergant-Major Charles Coward
- Maria Perschy as Irena
- Alfred Lynch as Corporal Bill Pope
- Nigel Stock as Cole
- Reginald Beckwith as Unterofficer
- Richard Marner as Schmidt
- Ed Devereaux as Aussie
- Lewis Fiander as Pringle
- George Mikell as Necke
- Richard Carpenter as Robinson
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