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
Sergant-Major Charles Coward
Maria Perschy
Irena
Alfred Lynch
Corporal Bill Pope
Nigel Stock
Cole
Reginald Beckwith
Unterofficer
Richard Marner
Schmidt
Ed Devereaux
Aussie
Lewis Fiander
Pringle
George Mikell
Necke
Richard Carpenter
Robinson
Bernard Archard
1st Prisoner of War
Ferdy Mayne
1st German Officer at French Farm
George Pravda
2nd German Officer at French Farm
Olaf Pooley
German Doctor
Michael Mellinger
Feldwebel
Colin Blakely
1st German Goon
Margaret Whiting
French Farmwoman
Mark Eden
2nd Prisoner of War
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)
Keith Peacock
Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Crew
Andrew L. Stone
Director, Screenplay, Producer
John Castle
Book
Noreen Ackland
Editor
Davis Boulton
Director of Photography
Virginia L. Stone
Producer, Original Music Composer
Sydney Streeter
Associate Producer
Irene Howard
Casting
Tommy Reilly
Original Music Composer
Christopher L. Stone
Original Music Composer
Derek New
Original Music Composer
C. Wilfred Arnold
Art Direction
Noreen Hipwell
Production Secretary
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