Ill Met by Moonlight
Ill Met by Moonlight
Ill Met by Moonlight
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1957
1h 44m
6.2(42 votes)
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Adventure
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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.

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Vega Film

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Cast & Crew

31 members
Acting

Dirk Bogarde

Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"

Dirk Bogarde
Acting

David Oxley

Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss

David Oxley
Acting

Marius Goring

Major General Kreipe

Marius Goring
Acting

Dimitri Andreas

Niko Soldan Emeris

Dimitri Andreas
Acting

Cyril Cusack

Captain Sandy Rendel

Cyril Cusack
Acting

Laurence Payne

Manoli

Laurence Payne
Acting

Wolfe Morris

George

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Michael Gough

Andoni Zoidakis

Michael Gough
Acting

John Cairney

Elias

John Cairney
Acting

Brian Worth

Unknown Role

Brian Worth
Acting

Roland Bartrop

Miki

Roland Bartrop
Acting

George Eugeniou

Unknown Role

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Paul Stassino

Yani Katsias

Paul Stassino
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Peter Augustine

The Dentist

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Christopher Rhodes

General Breuer

Christopher Rhodes
Acting

Christopher Lee

German officer at The Dentist's office

Christopher Lee
Acting

Richard Marner

German Officer with Gen. Breuer

Richard Marner
Acting

David McCallum

Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)

David McCallum
Acting

Peter Swanwick

Spectacled Officer with General Breuer

Peter Swanwick
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Adeeb Assaly

Unknown Role

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Peter Brace

Unknown Role

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Guido Lorraine

Unknown Role

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Howard Marion-Crawford

Unknown Role

Howard Marion-Crawford
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George Pravda

Unknown Role

George Pravda
Acting

Andreas Malandrinos

Greek (uncredited)

Andreas Malandrinos
Acting

E. V. H. Emmett

Narrator(voice) (uncredited)

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Gisela Birke

German Girl(uncredited)

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Phyllia Houseman

Michali's Sister

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John Houseman

Johnny Houseman

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Takis Frangofinos

Michali

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Theo Moreas

Village Priest

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