Movie
The Password Is Courage
Drama film with a runtime of 116 minutes, released in 1962. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
This film is based on the real life war experiences of Sergeant-Major Charles Coward. Charlie (Dirk Bogard) is a captive in a Nazi prisoner of war at Stalag 8B. The likeable leader of the prisoners helps morale as the captives engage in sabotage that provides chaos and mayhem for the enemy. The prisoners dig a 280 foot long escape tunnel when not working in the lumber yard. Charlie and his cohorts burn down the lumber yard and convince the German guard he is to blame for the blaze due to careless smoking. He makes a bargain with the worried guard and promises not to report him in exchange for an unescorted trip to Breslau. His mission is to contact members of the Polish underground and provide them with maps, money and the necessary papers to insure their safe passage. The premise of this film spawned the popular television comedy "Hogan's Heroes" a few years later.
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Cast
- Dirk Bogarde
- Maria Perschy
- Alfred Lynch
- Nigel Stock
- Reginald Beckwith
- Richard Marner
- Ed Devereaux
- Lewis Fiander
- George Mikell
- Richard Carpenter
- Margaret Whiting
- Olaf Pooley
- Ferdy Mayne
- Colin Blakely
- Michael Mellinger
- Bernard Archard
- George Pravda
- Mark Eden
- Ferdinand "Ferdy" Mayne
- Douglas Livingstone
- John Gardiner
- Howard Pays
- Tommy Elliott
- Margaret Whitton
- Bernard Proctor
- Philo Hauser
- Davis Boulton
- Noreen Ackland
- John Castle
- Wilfred Arnold
- Virginia Stone
- Bill Warrington
- Andrew L. Stone
