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.
Dirk Bogarde
as Sergant-Major Charles Coward
Maria Perschy
as Irena
Alfred Lynch
as Corporal Bill Pope
Nigel Stock
as Cole
Reginald Beckwith
as Unterofficer
Richard Marner
as Schmidt
Ed Devereaux
as Aussie
Lewis Fiander
as Pringle
George Mikell
as Necke
Richard Carpenter
as Robinson
Bernard Archard
as 1st Prisoner of War
Ferdy Mayne
as 1st German Officer at French Farm
