The Password Is Courage

The Password Is Courage

The only man ever awarded the Iron Cross by the enemy!!!

1962 · 116 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy, Drama, War

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 · Written by Andrew L. Stone

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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

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