Ill Met by Moonlight
“They stole a General under the noses of his 20,000 crack paratroops.”
1957•NR•1h 44m•6.3•Released
WarAdventureAction
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
Writer
Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Budget
$0M
Languages
German, Greek, English
Studio
The Rank Organisation
Cast
Dirk Bogarde
Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"
David Oxley
Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss
Marius Goring
Major General Kreipe
Dimitri Andreas
Niko Soldan Emeris
Cyril Cusack
Captain Sandy Rendel
Laurence Payne
Manoli
Wolfe Morris
George
Michael Gough
Andoni Zoidakis
John Cairney
Elias
Brian Worth
Roland Bartrop
Miki
George Eugeniou
Paul Stassino
Yani Katsias
Peter Augustine
The Dentist
Christopher Rhodes
General Breuer
Production
Company
The Rank Organisation
Company
Vega Film
Producer
Michael Powell
Producer
Emeric Pressburger
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