
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.
Release Date: 1962-06-01
Comedy
Drama
War
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Casts

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

Richard Carpenter
as Robinson

Bernard Archard
as 1st Prisoner of War