The Password Is Courage

The Password Is Courage

116 mins | Drama, Comedy, War | June 1, 1962

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.

The Password Is Courage

116 mins | Drama, Comedy, War | June 1, 1962

The Password Is Courage
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Andrew L. Stone Productions
Original title The Password Is Courage
Directors Andrew L. Stone
Writers John Castle, Andrew L. Stone

Cast

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

Bernard Archard

as 1st Prisoner of War

Ferdy Mayne

as 1st German Officer at French Farm

George Pravda

as 2nd German Officer at French Farm

Olaf Pooley

as German Doctor

Michael Mellinger

as Feldwebel

Colin Blakely

as 1st German Goon

Margaret Whiting

as French Farmwoman

Mark Eden

as 2nd Prisoner of War

Douglas Livingstone

as Bennett

John Gardiner

as 3rd Prisoner of War

Howard Pays

as Mansard

Tommy Elliott

as Concertina Player

Bernard Proctor

as Harmonica Player

Philo Hauser

as 2nd German Goon

Charles Durning

as American Solider (uncredited)

Arnold Marlé

as Old Man on Train (uncredited)