The Password Is Courage (1962)

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1h 56min
Comedy, Drama
21 Dec 1962 (USA)
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British N.C.O. Sergeant Major Charles Coward (Sir Dirk Bogarde) escapes from the Stalag VIII-B P.O.W. camp, and is mistakenly awarded with the Iron Cross by the Germans.

Director:

Andrew L. Stone

Writers:

Andrew L. Stone, John Castle

Stars:

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British N.C.O. Sergeant Major Charles Coward (Sir Dirk Bogarde) escapes from the Stalag VIII-B P.O.W. camp, and is mistakenly awarded with the Iron Cross by the Germans.

Still of Dirk Bogarde in The Password Is Courage (1962)

Still of Dirk Bogarde and Maria Perschy in The Password Is Courage (1962)

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	Dirk Bogarde	...	Sergeant-Major Charles Coward
	Maria Perschy	...	Irena
	Alfred Lynch	...	Cpl. 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
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	John Abineri	...	German Officer at French Farm (uncredited)
	John Adams	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Chris Adcock	...	German Guard (uncredited)
	Peter Avella	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	John Bailey	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Bernard Barnsley	...	P.O.W. (uncredited)
	Sean Barry-Weske	...	German Major (uncredited)
	Victor Beaumont	...	German Officer in Retreating Column (uncredited)
	Joe Beckett	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Eddie Boyce	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Dennis Carnell	...	P.O.W. (uncredited)
	Mike Conner	...	German Guard (uncredited)
	Jan Conrad	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Charles Coward	...	Officer at Party (uncredited)
	Maxwell Craig	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Dan Cressey	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	John Crocker	...	Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
	Victor Croxford	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	George Curtis	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Jack Dearlove	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Steve Donahue	...	German Guard (uncredited)
	Carl Duering	...	Gestapo Agent (uncredited)
	Charles Durning	...	American Soldier (uncredited)
	Peter Evans	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Roy Everson	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Chick Fowles	...	German Guard (uncredited)
	Alan Gibbs	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Victor Harrington	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	John G. Heller	...	Train Guard (uncredited)
	Jack Hetherington	...	Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
	Alan Howard	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Frank Howard	...	German Guard (uncredited)
	John Howard	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Carl Jaffe	...	German General Visiting Hospital (uncredited)
	Philip Johns	...	Prisoner of War / German Guard (uncredited)
	Gerry Judge	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Pat Judge	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Leonard Llewellyn	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Martin Lyder	...	German Guard (uncredited)
	Alf Mangan	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Arnold Marlé	...	Old Man on Train (uncredited)
	Colin McKenzie	...	Prisoner of War on Train (uncredited)
	André Mikhelson	...	German Officer at Opticians (uncredited)
	John More	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Keith Peacock	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Elna Pearl	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Fred Peck	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Peter Perkins	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Joe Phelps	...	German Guard (uncredited)
	Ernie Priest	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Bill Reed	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Ernie Rice	...	Train Passenger (uncredited)
	Jack Ross	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Johnny Rossi	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Peter Roy	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Richard Shaw	...	Patient in German Hospital (uncredited)
	Emile Stemmler	...	German Soldier / Guard (uncredited)
	John Tatham	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Reg Thomason	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	John Timberlake	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
	Graham Tonbridge	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Directed by

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Andrew L. Stone

Written by

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Andrew L. Stone	...	(screenplay by)

John Castle	...	(based on the biography of Charles Coward by)

Produced by

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Andrew L. Stone	...	producer (as Andrew Stone)
Virginia L. Stone	...	producer (as Virginia Stone)
Sydney Streeter	...	associate producer

Music by

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Derek New	...	(uncredited)
Tommy Reilly	...	(uncredited)
Christopher L. Stone	...	(uncredited)
Virginia L. Stone	...	(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Davis Boulton

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director of photography (as David Boulton)

Editing by

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Noreen Ackland

Editorial Department

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Alma Godfrey	...	assistant editor
Virginia L. Stone	...	supervising editor

Casting By

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Irene Howard

Art Direction by

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C. Wilfred Arnold

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(as Wilfred Arnold)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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George Pollard	...	assistant director
Ricky Coward	...	third assistant director (uncredited)
Barrie Melrose	...	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Henri Pieck

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eye witness drawings

Sound Department

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J.B. Smith	...	dubbing mixer
Cyril Swern	...	sound recordist
A.W. Watkins	...	recording supervisor
Bill Baldwin	...	sound assistant (uncredited)
Peter Martingell	...	sound assistant (uncredited)
Ron Matthews	...	sound assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Bill Warrington	...	special effects
Wally Armitage	...	special effects (uncredited)
Jimmy Harris	...	special effects (uncredited)
Fred Heather	...	special effects (uncredited)
Garth Inns	...	special effects (uncredited)
Jimmy Ward	...	special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Peter Diamond

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stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Chic Anstiss	...	focus puller (uncredited)
David Cadwallader	...	grip (uncredited)
Albert Clarke	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Terry Cole	...	focus puller: second camera (uncredited)
Jack Lowin	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Bob Stilwell	...	clapper loader (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Larry Stewart

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wardrobe master

Music Department

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Jack Shaindlin

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composer: stock music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Joan Kirk

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continuity

Transportation Department

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Eddie Frewin

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unit driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Charles Coward	...	technical adviser
Noreen Hipwell	...	production secretary (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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Andrew L. Stone Productions

Distributors

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1962) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1962) (United States) (theatrical)
MGM (1963) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1963) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Warner Home Video (2014) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
BBC Two (2016) (United Kingdom) (tv)
Warner Archive Collection (2017) (United States) (DVD)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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British Railways London Midland and Southern Regions (with grateful acknowledgements to)
The War Office (with grateful acknowledgements to)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	A World War II British officer named Charles Coward, having been captured by the Germans, tries everything he can to escape. In the process, among many other adventures he gets awarded the Iron Cross. Written by Steve Crook Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	nazi-germany prison-of-war-camp fire-truck british-officer escape-attempt See All (66) »
Taglines	Incredible... And Yet It Happened See more »
Genres	Comedy Drama War
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Finland:K-8 New Zealand:G Norway:12 Sweden:11 United Kingdom:U United States:Approved

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Also Known As	Mot de passe: courage (France) 神通大兵 (China, Mandarin title) Coragem é a Senha (Portugal) Пароль - мужество (Soviet Union, Russian title) Parola: Curaj (Romania) See more »
Runtime	116 min
Country	United Kingdom United States
Language	English German
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 (negative ratio) See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations	London Bridge station, Southwark, London, England, UK See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Hogan's Heroes (1965) shared many similarities to this movie. The regular characters in Hogan's Heroes (1965) are characters straight out of this movie, and many of the antics in the series are things that happen in the movie. However, there is no mention of Charles Coward's autobiography or of this movie in any of the "Hogan's Heroes" credits. See more »
Goofs	When Sergeant Major Coward is discussing linking up with the Polish Underground, he is told that the agent is an optician somewhere in Poland, in Breslau. Breslau was, in fact, a German city and did not become Polish until after WWII when the boundaries of Poland were shifted westwards and the name changed to Wroclaw. See more »
Movie Connections	References Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937). See more »
Soundtracks	I've Got Sixpence See more »
Crazy Credits	Opening credits: Certain of the characters depicted in this photoplay are fictitious and any similarity between such characters and actual persons is purely coincidental. See more »
Quotes	Narrator: There's a man named Charlie Coward, an ordinary soldier with an ordinary background. But sometimes there's a man that stands out from the crowd. He's more resourceful, more daring and more determined than the others. Sergeant-Major Coward was one of these - this is his story. See more »

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