The only man ever awarded the Iron Cross by the enemy!!!
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.
- 6.3
- 1962
- Released
- 1h 56m
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
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 GoonMargaret Whiting
French Farmwoman
Mark Eden
2nd Prisoner of WarJohn Gardiner
3rd Prisoner of WarHoward Pays
MansardTommy Elliott
Concertina PlayerBernard Proctor
Harmonica PlayerPhilo Hauser
2nd German Goon
Charles Durning
American Solider (uncredited)
Arnold Marlé
Old Man on Train (uncredited)Keith Peacock
Prisoner of War (uncredited)
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Reviews
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 antics of Mr. Coward, he manages to confuse and confound the enemy with everything from escapes, tunnels, sabotage, bribery... you name it. Together with sidekick Afred Lynch as Cpl. Bill Pope, the t