The Password Is Courage (1962)
1h 56m
Running Time
June 1, 1962Release Date
The Password Is Courage (1962)
1h 56m
Running Time
June 1, 1962Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Dirk Bogarde
Sergeant-Major Charles Coward
Maria Perschy
Irena
Alfred Lynch
Cpl. Bill Pope
Nigel Stock
Cole
Reginald Beckwith
Unterofficer
Richard Marner
Schmidt
Ed Devereaux
Aussie
Lewis Fiander
Pringle
George Mikell
Necke
Bernard Archard
1st Prisoner of War
Richard Carpenter
Robinson
Andrew L. Stone
Director
Ferdy Mayne
1st German Officer at French Farm
George Pravda
2nd German Officer at French Farm
John Castle
Writer
Olaf Pooley
German Doctor
Michael Mellinger
Feldwebel
Colin Blakely
1st German Goon
Virginia L. Stone
Producer
Davis Boulton
Cinematographer
Margaret Whiting
French Farmwoman
Mark Eden
2nd Prisoner of War
Noreen Ackland
Editor
Irene Howard
CastingDirector
Douglas Livingstone
Bennett
John Gardiner
3rd Prisoner of War
Howard Pays
Mansard
Tommy Elliott
Concertina Player
Bernard Proctor
Harmonica Player
Philo Hauser
2nd German Goon
Charles Durning
American Solider (uncredited)
Arnold Marlé
Old Man on Train (uncredited)
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Details.
Release DateJune 1, 1962
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 56m
Content RatingNR
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Wiki.
The Password Is Courage is a 1962 British comedy-drama war film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, based on John Castle's 1954 World War II memoir of the same name. Written, produced, and directed by Andrew L. Stone, the film stars Dirk Bogarde, Maria Perschy, and Alfred Lynch. It is a lighthearted take on the true story of Sergeant-Major Charles Coward, written under the pseudonym John Castle by Ronald Payne and John Williams Garrod.