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The Password Is Courage (1962)

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Comedy, Drama, War / 116 min / APPROVED

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.

Director: Andrew L. Stone

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Dirk Bogarde Dirk Bogarde Sergant-Major Charles Coward Maria Perschy Maria Perschy Irena Alfred Lynch Alfred Lynch Corporal Bill Pope Nigel Stock Nigel Stock Cole Reginald Beckwith Reginald Beckwith Unterofficer Richard Marner Richard Marner Schmidt Ed Devereaux Ed Devereaux Aussie Lewis Fiander Lewis Fiander Pringle

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Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde Sergant-Major Charles Coward
Maria Perschy
Maria Perschy Irena
Alfred Lynch
Alfred Lynch Corporal Bill Pope
Nigel Stock
Nigel Stock Cole
Reginald Beckwith
Reginald Beckwith Unterofficer
Richard Marner
Richard Marner Schmidt
Ed Devereaux
Ed Devereaux Aussie
Lewis Fiander
Lewis Fiander Pringle
George Mikell
George Mikell Necke
Richard Carpenter
Richard Carpenter Robinson
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
Michael Mellinger
Michael Mellinger Feldwebel
Colin Blakely
Colin Blakely 1st German Goon
Margaret Whiting French Farmwoman
Mark Eden
Mark Eden 2nd Prisoner of War
Douglas Livingstone
Douglas Livingstone Bennett
John Gardiner 3rd Prisoner of War
Howard Pays
Howard Pays Mansard
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 Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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