The Password Is Courage
1962 · 116 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 914 VOTES · DIR. Andrew L. Stone
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,505 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:04 There you are, sergeant major.
00:16:12 parcels from the Red Cross.
00:21:24 Let us all know why you're here.
00:25:09 Of bored, frustrated
00:28:43 Come on.
00:32:19 Boom! Understand?
00:35:37 I miss the pubs but..
00:38:27 You have a little bit, there you are.
00:41:00 They might send you right into
00:45:06 Are you calling me a liar, sir?
00:48:52 Well, you know glasses.
00:53:13 This shredded his kisser like ground meat.
00:57:54 Get some sand! Get some..
01:03:02 You'd forgotten on the first run through
01:06:32 I'm a Gestapo agent?
01:10:28 The buildings were of brick and steel
01:19:03 Where do you think I've been?
01:22:40 You've got his kit?
01:26:28 ...I've been thinking about what you said.
01:29:14 you know what it means.
01:34:04 No, I've st..
01:39:48 Forty foot from a goon tower.
01:46:20 Fraulein.
01:54:28 Mother, we're on our way.
Cast & Characters
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
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
Charles Durning
American Solider (uncredited)
Arnold Marlé
Old Man on Train (uncredited)
Keith Peacock
Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,505
Dialogue density13.0 lines / min
First line00:01:04
Final line01:54:28
Production Record
DirectorAndrew L. Stone
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes914
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