The Password Is Courage

1h 56min

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.

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Sergant-Major Charles Coward
Alfred Lynch

Alfred Lynch

Corporal Bill Pope
Reginald Beckwith

Reginald Beckwith

Unterofficer
Bernard Archard

Bernard Archard

1st Prisoner of War
Ferdy Mayne

Ferdy Mayne

1st German Officer at French Farm
George Pravda

George Pravda

2nd German Officer at French Farm
Olaf Pooley

Olaf Pooley

German Doctor
Colin Blakely

Colin Blakely

1st German Goon
Margaret Whiting

Margaret Whiting

French Farmwoman
Mark Eden

Mark Eden

2nd Prisoner of War
John Gardiner

John Gardiner

3rd Prisoner of War
Tommy Elliott

Tommy Elliott

Concertina Player
Bernard Proctor

Bernard Proctor

Harmonica Player
Philo Hauser

Philo Hauser

2nd German Goon
Charles Durning

Charles Durning

American Solider (uncredited)
Arnold Marlé

Arnold Marlé

Old Man on Train (uncredited)
Keith Peacock

Keith Peacock

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Release date

1st Jun 1962

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English