Richard Todd

as Lieutenant Colonel David Baird

Bernard Lee

as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley

Michael Wilding

as Major Charles Marquand

Peter Arne

as Capitano Benucci

Richard Attenborough

as Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips

Andrew Faulds

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

Donald Houston

as Capt. Roger Byfold

William Franklyn

as Capt. Tony Long

Vincent Ball

as Capt. Pat Foster

Peter Jones

as Capt. Alfred Piker

Ronnie Stevens

as Lt. Meynell, 'The Sewer Rat'

Terence Alexander

as Lt. Gibbs

Steve Norbert

as Lt. Pierre Dessin

Cyril Shaps

as Lt. Cyriakos Coutoules

Eric Lander

as Lt. Tim O'Brien

John Dearth

as Lt. Robson

Robert Bruce

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

Harold Siddons

as Capt. 'Tag' Burchnall

Ian Whittaker

as 2nd. Lt. Betts-Hanger

David Williams

as Lt. Parsons

David Graham

as Lt. Moxhay

Howard Williams

as Lt. Bush

Dino Galvani

as Commandante Arletti

John Adams

as German Officer (uncredited)

Victor Baring

as Lt Paoli (uncredited)

Paul Beradi

as Hut Commander (uncredited)

Ernest Blyth

as Hut Commander (uncredited)

Peter Brace

as POW (uncredited)

Michael Caine

as Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)

John Corrie

as POW (uncredited)

Dan Cressey

as Italian Guard (uncredited)

Richard Duke

as POW (uncredited)

Max Faulkner

as POW in Hamlet (uncredited)

Otto Friese

as POW (uncredited)

Robert Gregory

as Hut Commander (uncredited)

Gerry Judge

as POW (uncredited)

John Leyton

as POW (uncredited)

Alf Mangan

as Italian Guard (uncredited)

Jim McManus

as POW (uncredited)

Pat Meehan

as German Officer (uncredited)

Patrick Mynhardt

as POW in Hamlet (uncredited)

Geremy Phillips

as Italian Guard (uncredited)

Pat Ryan

as POW (uncredited)

Harold Sanderson

as POW (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

as POW (uncredited)

Emile Stemmler

as POW (uncredited)

Phillip Stewart

as POW (uncredited)

Reg Thomason

as POW (uncredited)

Hedger Wallace

as POW in Hamlet (uncredited)

Ron Whitwell

as POW (uncredited)