The Password Is Courage

Release Date: 1962-06-01

Overview: 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.

Rating: 6.3 / 10

Cast

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

Crew

Irene Howard - Casting
Andrew L. Stone - Screenplay
Noreen Ackland - Editor
Andrew L. Stone - Director
Sydney Streeter - Associate Producer

Reviews

CinemaSerf:

This is a cracking showcase for an excellent Dirk Bogarde as Sgt. Maj. Coward - a British POW who sets about causing the maximum amount of havoc to his Nazi captors during WWII. Based on the true life...