Cast 50

1. 

   Richard Todd

   Lieutenant Colonel David Baird

2. 

   Bernard Lee

   Lieutenant Colonel Huxley

3. 

   Michael Wilding

   Major Charles Marquand

4. 

   Peter Arne

   Capitano Benucci

5. 

   Richard Attenborough

   Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips

6. 

   Andrew Faulds

   Lt. Comdr. 'Dopey' Gibbon, R.N.

7. 

   Donald Houston

   Capt. Roger Byfold

8. 

   William Franklyn

   Capt. Tony Long

9. 

   Vincent Ball

   Capt. Pat Foster

10. 

    Peter Jones

    Capt. Alfred Piker

11. 

    Ronnie Stevens

    Lt. Meynell, 'The Sewer Rat'

12. 

    Terence Alexander

    Lt. Gibbs

13. Steve Norbert

    Lt. Pierre Dessin

14. 

    Cyril Shaps

    Lt. Cyriakos Coutoules

15. Eric Lander

    Lt. Tim O'Brien

16. John Dearth

    Lt. Robson

17. Robert Bruce

    'Doc' Simmonds, R.A.M.C.

18. Harold Siddons

    Capt. 'Tag' Burchnall

19. Ian Whittaker

    2nd. Lt. Betts-Hanger

20. David Williams

    Lt. Parsons

21. 

    David Graham

    Lt. Moxhay

22. 

    Howard Williams

    Lt. Bush

23. 

    Dino Galvani

    Commandante Arletti

24. John Adams

    German Officer (uncredited)

25. Victor Baring

    Lt Paoli (uncredited)

26. Paul Beradi

    Hut Commander (uncredited)

27. Ernest Blyth

    Hut Commander (uncredited)

28. Peter Brace

    POW (uncredited)

29. 

    Michael Caine

    Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)

30. John Corrie

    POW (uncredited)

31. Dan Cressey

    Italian Guard (uncredited)

32. Richard Duke

    POW (uncredited)

33. 

    Max Faulkner

    POW in Hamlet (uncredited)

34. Otto Friese

    POW (uncredited)

35. Robert Gregory

    Hut Commander (uncredited)

36. Gerry Judge

    POW (uncredited)

37. 

    John Leyton

    POW (uncredited)

38. 

    Alf Mangan

    Italian Guard (uncredited)

39. 

    Jim McManus

    POW (uncredited)

40. Pat Meehan

    German Officer (uncredited)

41. 

    Patrick Mynhardt

    POW in Hamlet (uncredited)

42. Geremy Phillips

    Italian Guard (uncredited)

43. Pat Ryan

    POW (uncredited)

44. Harold Sanderson

    POW (uncredited)

45. 

    Guy Standeven

    POW (uncredited)

46. 

    Emile Stemmler

    POW (uncredited)

47. Phillip Stewart

    POW (uncredited)

48. Reg Thomason

    POW (uncredited)

49. 

    Hedger Wallace

    POW in Hamlet (uncredited)

50. Ron Whitwell

    POW (uncredited)

Crew 18