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Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)

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

Genre : Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War

Runtime : 1H 44M

Director : Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Synopsis

Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.

Actors

Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor
David Oxley
David Oxley
Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss
Marius Goring
Marius Goring
Major General Kreipe
Michael Gough
Michael Gough
Andoni Zoidakis
Paul Stassino
Paul Stassino
Yani Katsias
Dimitri Andreas
Dimitri Andreas
Niko Soldan Emeris
Wolfe Morris
Wolfe Morris
George
Roland Bartrop
Roland Bartrop
Miki
Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack
Captain Sandy Rendel
Laurence Payne
Laurence Payne
Manoli
John Cairney
John Cairney
Elias
Peter Augustine
Peter Augustine
The Dentist
Christopher Rhodes
Christopher Rhodes
General Breuer
Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
German officer at The Dentist's office
Richard Marner
Richard Marner
German Officer with Gen. Breuer
David McCallum
David McCallum
Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)
Peter Swanwick
Peter Swanwick
Spectacled Officer with General Breuer

Crews

Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Director
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Director
W. Stanley Moss
W. Stanley Moss
Adaptation
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Writer
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Writer
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Producer
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Producer
Sydney Streeter
Sydney Streeter
Producer
Earl St. John
Earl St. John
Executive Producer
Míkis Theodorakis
Míkis Theodorakis
Original Music Composer
Christopher Challis
Christopher Challis
Director of Photography
Arthur Stevens
Arthur Stevens
Editor
Alex Vetchinsky
Alex Vetchinsky
Art Direction
Jean Osborne
Jean Osborne
Unit Publicist

Posters and backgrounds

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