Overview

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

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

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