About
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.
Theatrical
Dec 21, 1962
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Derek New
Studio
Andrew L. Stone Productions
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Cast
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Dirk Bogarde
Sergant-Major Charles Coward
M
Maria Perschy
Irena
A
Alfred Lynch
Corporal Bill Pope
N
Nigel Stock
Cole
R
Reginald Beckwith
Unterofficer
R
Richard Marner
Schmidt
E
Ed Devereaux
Aussie
L
Lewis Fiander
Pringle
G
George Mikell
Necke
R
Richard Carpenter
Robinson
B
Bernard Archard
1st Prisoner of War
F
Ferdy Mayne
1st German Officer at French Farm
G
George Pravda
2nd German Officer at French Farm
O
Olaf Pooley
German Doctor
M
Michael Mellinger
Feldwebel
C
Colin Blakely
1st German Goon
M
Margaret Whiting
French Farmwoman
M
Mark Eden
2nd Prisoner of War
D
Douglas Livingstone
Bennett
H
Howard Pays
Mansard
