Cast & Crew

Directed by

Don Chaffey

Writing Credits

Bryan Forbes
(screenplay) and
Frank Harvey
(screenplay)
Michael Gilbert
(novel)

Cast

Richard Todd
Lt. Col. David Baird, M.C.
Bernard Lee
Lt. Col. Huxley
Michael Wilding
Major Charles Marquand
Richard Attenborough
Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips
Dennis Price
Capt. Rupert Callender
Donald Houston
Capt. Roger Byfold
William Franklyn
Capt. Tony Long
Vincent Ball
Capt. Pat Foster
Peter Arne
Capitano Benucci
Peter Jones
Capt. Alfred Piker
Ronnie Stevens
Lt. Meynell, 'The Sewer Rat'
Terence Alexander
Lt. Gibbs
Andrew Faulds
Lt. Comdr. 'Dopey' Gibbon, R.N.
Steve Norbert
Lt. Pierre Dessin
Cyril Shaps
Lt. Cyriakos Coutoules
Eric Lander
Lt. Tim O'Brien
John Dearth
Lt. Robson
Robert Bruce
'Doc' Simmonds, R.A.M.C.
Harold Siddons
Capt. 'Tag' Burchnall
Ian Whittaker
2nd. Lt. Betts-Hanger
David Williams
Lt. Parsons
David Graham
Lt. Moxhay
Howard Williams
Lt. Bush
Dino Galvani
Commandante Arletti
John Adams
German Officer
Victor Baring
Lt. Paoli
Paul Beradi
Hut Commander
Ernest Blyth
Hut Commander
Peter Brace
P.O.W.
Michael Caine
Prisoner with Pin-Up
John Corrie
Prisoner of War
Dan Cressey
Italian Guard
Richard Duke
Prisoner of War
Max Faulkner
P.O.W. in 'Hamlet'
Otto Friese
Prisoner of War
Robert Gregory
Hut Commander
Gerry Judge
Prisoner of War
John Leyton
Prisoner
Alf Mangan
Italian Guard
Jim McManus
Prisoner of War
Pat Meehan
German Officer
Patrick Mynhardt
P.O.W. in 'Hamlet'
Geremy Phillips
Italian guard
Pat Ryan
Prisoner of War
Harold Sanderson
Prisoner
Guy Standeven
Prisoner of War
Emile Stemmler
Prisoner
Philip Stewart
Prisoner of War
Reg Thomason
P.O.W.
Hedger Wallace
P.O.W. in 'Hamlet'
Ron Whitwell
Prisoner of War

Produced by

Colin Lesslie
producer
Adrian D. Worker
associate producer

Music by

Francis Chagrin

Cinematography by

Arthur Grant
director of photography

Editing by

John Trumper
William Hartley
(uncredited)

Art Direction by

Ray Simm

Makeup Department

Bobbie Smith
hairdresser
Freddie Williamson
makeup artist
Alan Brownie
assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Ronald Spencer
assistant director
Denis Johnson Jr.
third assistant director (uncredited)
John Roddick
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Maurice Fowler
set dresser (uncredited)
Eric Hillier
prop buyer (uncredited)
James Sawyer
draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department

John Cox
sound supervisor
Ernest Hosler
dubbing editor
Red Law
sound recordist
George Stephenson
sound recordist
Jack Davies
boom operator (uncredited)
Len Page
sound recordist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Robert Walker
camera operator
Frank Bellingham
still photographer (uncredited)
Michael Walter
key grip (uncredited)
Terry Winfield
clapper loader (uncredited)
Manny Wynn
focus puller (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jack Verity
wardrobe supervisor
Laura Nightingale
wardrobe mistress (uncredited)

Location Management

Philip Shipway
location manager

Music Department

Francis Chagrin
conductor

Script and Continuity Department

Yvonne Richards
continuity

Additional Crew

John Newnham
publicist (uncredited)
Maureen Osborne
publicity secretary (uncredited)
Doris Prince
production secretary (uncredited)
Charles Wilder
production accountant (uncredited)
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