CinemaOSMovie · 1957 · 1h 44m · NR
Ill Met by Moonlight

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

62%(46)IMDbWarAdventure

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

Directed byEmeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 44m
Language
EN
Released
January 31, 1957
Budget
$215,000
Studios
Vega FilmThe Rank Organisation

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Ill Met By Moonlight: Restoration Trailer

Ill Met By Moonlight: Restoration Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

George

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Andoni Zoidakis

John Cairney

John Cairney

Elias

Brian Worth

Brian Worth

Creative team
Directed by
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Written by
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Produced by
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Emeric Pressburger

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