Richard Todd

Lieutenant Colonel David Baird

Bernard Lee

Lieutenant Colonel Huxley

Michael Wilding

Captain 'Bunter' Phillips

Peter Arne

Capitano Benucci

Richard Attenborough

Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips

Andrew Faulds

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

Donald Houston

Capt. Roger Byfold

William Franklyn

Capt. Tony Long

Vincent Ball

Capt. Pat Foster

Peter Jones

Capt. Alfred Piker

Ronnie Stevens

Lt. Meynell, 'The Sewer Rat'

Terence Alexander

Lt. Gibbs

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 Graham

Lt. Moxhay

Howard Williams

Lt. Bush

Dino Galvani

Commandante Arletti

Victor Baring

Lt Paoli

Michael Caine

Prisoner with Pin-Up (uncredited)