The Password Is Courage
The only man ever awarded the Iron Cross by the enemy!!!
6.5
24 votes
1962
1h 56m
Comedy
Drama
War
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.
Directed by Andrew L. Stone
Top 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
George Mikell
Necke
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 GoonM
Margaret Whiting
French Farmwoman
Mark Eden
2nd Prisoner of WarD
Douglas Livingstone
BennettJ
John Gardiner
3rd Prisoner of WarDetails
Status
Released
Release date
June 1, 1962
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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