“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.
Andrew L. Stone
Virginia L. Stone
Andrew L. Stone
Andrew L. Stone
Davis Boulton
Derek New
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
... and 15 more
CinemaSerf
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, tu...
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