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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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116 min
1962-06-01
Released
English
23
6.3
Sergant-Major Charles Coward
Irena
Corporal Bill Pope
Cole
Unterofficer
Schmidt
Aussie
Pringle
Necke
Robinson
1st Prisoner of War
1st German Officer at French Farm
2nd German Officer at French Farm
German Doctor
Feldwebel
1st German Goon
French Farmwoman
2nd Prisoner of War
Bennett
3rd Prisoner of War
Mansard
Concertina Player
Harmonica Player
2nd German Goon
American Solider (uncredited)
Old Man on Train (uncredited)
Prisoner of War (uncredited)
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