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Ill Met by Moonlight(1957)

They stole a General under the noses of his 20,000 crack paratroops.

6.3(44)1h 44m1957-01-31

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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.

Director:: Emeric Pressburger
Writers:: Emeric Pressburger, W. Stanley Moss, Michael Powell
Producers:: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Cinematographer:: Christopher Challis
Composer:: Míkis Theodorakis
Production:: The Rank Organisation, Vega Film
Budget:: $215,000
Status:: Released

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Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"

David Oxley

David Oxley

Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss

Marius Goring

Marius Goring

Major General Kreipe

Dimitri Andreas

Dimitri Andreas

Niko Soldan Emeris

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Captain Sandy Rendel

Laurence Payne

Laurence Payne

Manoli

Wolfe Morris

Wolfe Morris

George

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Andoni Zoidakis

John Cairney

John Cairney

Elias

Brian Worth

Brian Worth

Roland Bartrop

Roland Bartrop

Miki

George Eugeniou

George Eugeniou