The Password Is Courage (1962)
Available on all-region DVD

Synopsis: This rather forgotten film in Dirk Bogarde's canon is a fitfully amusing war offering based on the true-life exploits of one Charles Coward, a cocky PoW who spent his time humiliating his guards and preparing his colleagues for escape. Writer/director Andrew L Stone occasionally pushes too hard for comic effect and Bogarde is hardly perfect casting, but the story of Coward's attempts to reach the Polish Resistance is fascinating and would have benefited from a more dramatic retelling.

Alfred Lynch and Reginald Beckwith provide sterling support and, on the evidence of this performance, Maria Perschy should have become much better known.

Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Maria Perschy
Runtime: 116 min
Quality rating: Very good transfer to dvd from a rare tv transmission. Comes with custom artwork.