Richard Todd

Character: Lieutenant Colonel David Baird

Bernard Lee

Character: Lieutenant Colonel Huxley

Michael Wilding

Character: Major Charles Marquand

Peter Arne

Character: Capitano Benucci

Richard Attenborough

Character: Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips

Andrew Faulds

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

Donald Houston

Character: Capt. Roger Byfold

William Franklyn

Character: Capt. Tony Long

Vincent Ball

Character: Capt. Pat Foster

Peter Jones

Character: Capt. Alfred Piker

Ronnie Stevens

Character: Lt. Meynell, 'The Sewer Rat'

Terence Alexander

Character: Lt. Gibbs

Steve Norbert

Character: Lt. Pierre Dessin

Cyril Shaps

Character: Lt. Cyriakos Coutoules

Eric Lander

Character: Lt. Tim O'Brien

John Dearth

Character: Lt. Robson

Robert Bruce

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

Harold Siddons

Character: Capt. 'Tag' Burchnall

Ian Whittaker

Character: 2nd. Lt. Betts-Hanger

David Williams

Character: Lt. Parsons

David Graham

Character: Lt. Moxhay

Howard Williams

Character: Lt. Bush

Dino Galvani

Character: Commandante Arletti

John Adams

Character: German Officer (uncredited)

Victor Baring

Character: Lt Paoli (uncredited)

Paul Beradi

Character: Hut Commander (uncredited)

Ernest Blyth

Character: Hut Commander (uncredited)

Peter Brace

Character: POW (uncredited)

Michael Caine

Character: Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)

John Corrie

Character: POW (uncredited)

Dan Cressey

Character: Italian Guard (uncredited)

Richard Duke

Character: POW (uncredited)

Max Faulkner

Character: POW in Hamlet (uncredited)

Otto Friese

Character: POW (uncredited)

Robert Gregory

Character: Hut Commander (uncredited)

Gerry Judge

Character: POW (uncredited)

John Leyton

Character: POW (uncredited)

Alf Mangan

Character: Italian Guard (uncredited)

Jim McManus

Character: POW (uncredited)

Pat Meehan

Character: German Officer (uncredited)

Patrick Mynhardt

Character: POW in Hamlet (uncredited)

Geremy Phillips

Character: Italian Guard (uncredited)

Pat Ryan

Character: POW (uncredited)

Harold Sanderson

Character: POW (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

Character: POW (uncredited)

Emile Stemmler

Character: POW (uncredited)

Phillip Stewart

Character: POW (uncredited)

Reg Thomason

Character: POW (uncredited)

Hedger Wallace

Character: POW in Hamlet (uncredited)

Ron Whitwell

Character: POW (uncredited)