The Password Is Courage
“The only man ever awarded the Iron Cross by the enemy!!!”
Director
Andrew L. Stone
Screenplay
Andrew L. Stone
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.
Release
Jun 1, 1962
Budget
—
Country
United Kingdom
Revenue
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Cast
Dirk Bogarde
Sergant-Major Charles Coward
Maria Perschy
Irena
Alfred Lynch
Corporal Bill Pope
Nigel Stock
Cole
Reginald Beckwith
Unterofficer
Richard Marner
Schmidt
Ed Devereaux
Aussie
Lewis Fiander
Pringle
Richard Carpenter
Robinson
Bernard Archard
1st Prisoner of War
Ferdy Mayne
1st German Officer at French Farm
George Pravda
2nd German Officer at French Farm
Olaf Pooley
German Doctor
Michael Mellinger
Feldwebel
Colin Blakely
1st German Goon
Mark Eden
2nd Prisoner of War
Reviews
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The Password Is Courage
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