Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)
31/01/1957 (GB)
War, Adventure, Action
1h 44m
- 61% (40 votes)
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They stole a General under the noses of his 20,000 crack paratroops.
Overview
Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.
- Michael PowellDirector, Writer
- Emeric PressburgerDirector, Writer
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- general
- kidnapping
- crete
- partisan
- morse code
Top Billed Cast
Dirk Bogarde
Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"
David Oxley
Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss
Marius Goring
Major General Kreipe
Dimitri Andreas
Niko Soldan Emeris
Cyril Cusack
Captain Sandy Rendel
Laurence Payne
Manoli
Wolfe Morris
George
Michael Gough
Andoni Zoidakis
John Cairney
Elias
Brian Worth
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