Richard Todd

Lieutenant Colonel David Baird

Bernard Lee

Lieutenant Colonel 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 (uncredited)

Victor Baring

Lt Paoli (uncredited)

Paul Beradi

Hut Commander (uncredited)

Ernest Blyth

Hut Commander (uncredited)

Peter Brace

POW (uncredited)

Michael Caine

Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)

John Corrie

POW (uncredited)

Dan Cressey

Italian Guard (uncredited)

Richard Duke

POW (uncredited)

Max Faulkner

POW in Hamlet (uncredited)

Otto Friese

POW (uncredited)

Robert Gregory

Hut Commander (uncredited)

Gerry Judge

POW (uncredited)

John Leyton

POW (uncredited)

Alf Mangan

Italian Guard (uncredited)

Jim McManus

POW (uncredited)

Pat Meehan

German Officer (uncredited)

Patrick Mynhardt

POW in Hamlet (uncredited)

Geremy Phillips

Italian Guard (uncredited)

Pat Ryan

POW (uncredited)

Harold Sanderson

POW (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

POW (uncredited)

Emile Stemmler

POW (uncredited)

Phillip Stewart

POW (uncredited)

Reg Thomason

POW (uncredited)

Hedger Wallace

POW in Hamlet (uncredited)

Ron Whitwell

POW (uncredited)