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Ill Met by Moonlight

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Ill Met by Moonlight

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

6.2

1h 44m

1957

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

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.

Director

Michael Powell

Emeric Pressburger

Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

as Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"

David Oxley

David Oxley

as Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss

Marius Goring

Marius Goring

as Major General Kreipe

Dimitri Andreas

Dimitri Andreas

as Niko Soldan Emeris

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

as Captain Sandy Rendel

Laurence Payne

Laurence Payne

as Manoli

Wolfe Morris

as George

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

as Andoni Zoidakis

John Cairney

John Cairney

as Elias

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