The Password Is Courage (1962)

The only man ever awarded the Iron Cross by the enemy!!!

Directed by Andrew L. Stone1h 56mComedy,Drama,War

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.

Year
1962
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
1 June 1962
TMDB
6.5 (24)
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Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
Sergant-Major Charles Coward
Maria Perschy
Maria Perschy
Irena
Alfred Lynch
Alfred Lynch
Corporal Bill Pope
Nigel Stock
Nigel Stock
Cole
Reginald Beckwith
Reginald Beckwith
Unterofficer
Richard Marner
Richard Marner
Schmidt
Ed Devereaux
Ed Devereaux
Aussie
Lewis Fiander
Lewis Fiander
Pringle
George Mikell
George Mikell
Necke
Richard Carpenter
Richard Carpenter
Robinson
Bernard Archard
Bernard Archard
1st Prisoner of War
Ferdy Mayne
Ferdy Mayne
1st German Officer at French Farm
George Pravda
George Pravda
2nd German Officer at French Farm
Olaf Pooley
Olaf Pooley
German Doctor
Michael Mellinger
Michael Mellinger
Feldwebel
Colin Blakely
Colin Blakely
1st German Goon
M
Margaret Whiting
French Farmwoman
Mark Eden
Mark Eden
2nd Prisoner of War
D
Douglas Livingstone
Bennett
J
John Gardiner
3rd Prisoner of War
Howard Pays
Howard Pays
Mansard
T
Tommy Elliott
Concertina Player
B
Bernard Proctor
Harmonica Player
Philo Hauser
Philo Hauser
2nd German Goon
Charles Durning
Charles Durning
American Solider (uncredited)
Arnold Marlé
Arnold Marlé
Old Man on Train (uncredited)
K
Keith Peacock
Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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