The Password Is Courage

Year: 1962

Runtime: 116 mins

Language: English

Director: Andrew L. Stone

DramaWarComedyWar and historical adventureNazis and World War II

Sergeant-Major Charles Coward, a British soldier captured by the Germans in World War II, becomes the only person ever awarded the Iron Cross by his captors. While interned in a POW camp he immediately plots escape, disguises himself as a wounded German, reaches the medical tent and is mistakenly presented with the decoration. Once his ruse is uncovered he persists in daring attempts to break free, displaying relentless courage and audacity.

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