The Password Is Courage (DVD), Warner Archives, Drama

Dirk Bogarde Stars As Celebrated War Hero Charles Coward in the Incredible-But-True WWII Adventure the Password Is Courage. It's Every Soldier's Duty to Escape. So Says Charlie Coward (Bogarde), a British Sergeant Major in the Notorious German Prison Camp Stalag Viii-B. So When the Men Decide to Dig a 280-Foot Tunnel to the Trees Outside the Wire, Coward Is Called Upon to Help Organize the Breakout. Using Lies, Bribes and Sabotage, Coward Plays a Daring Cat-And-Mouse Game with the Enemy As He Scrounges the Information the Prisoners Will Need If They're to Escape Their German Captors. Directed and Written By Andrew L. Stone, a Filmmaker Known for His Realism, the Password Is Courage Was Based on John Castle's Best-Selling Book and Made with the Technical Assistance of SGT. Major Coward Himself.