The Password Is Courage (1962)
The only man ever awarded the Iron Cross by the enemy!!!
116 min
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
- June 1, 1962
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
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Trailer
Cast
- Dirk Bogarde as Sergeant-Major Charles Coward
- Maria Perschy as Irena
- Alfred Lynch as Cpl. 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
- 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
- Howard Pays as Mansard
- Philo Hauser as 2nd German Goon
- Charles Durning as American Solider (uncredited)
- Arnold Marlé as Old Man on Train (uncredited)
- George Mikell as Necke
Crew
- Andrew L. Stone · Director
- Andrew L. Stone · Writer
- John Castle · Writer
- Andrew L. Stone · Producer
- Virginia L. Stone · Producer
- Davis Boulton · Cinematographer
- Noreen Ackland · Editor
- Virginia L. Stone · Editor
- Irene Howard · Casting director