Ill Met by Moonlight (1958)

  • NR
  • 04/24/1958 (US)
  • War, Adventure, Action
  • 1h 44m

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 Powell

Director, Writer

Emeric Pressburger

Director, Writer

Cast

Dirk Bogarde's headshot

Dirk Bogarde

Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"
David Oxley's headshot

David Oxley

Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss
Marius Goring's headshot

Marius Goring

Major General Kreipe
Dimitri Andreas's headshot

Dimitri Andreas

Niko Soldan Emeris
Cyril Cusack's headshot

Cyril Cusack

Captain Sandy Rendel
Laurence Payne's headshot

Laurence Payne

Manoli
Wolfe Morris's headshot

Wolfe Morris

George
Michael Gough's headshot

Michael Gough

Andoni Zoidakis

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