

Ill Met by Moonlight
They stole a General under the noses of his 20,000 crack paratroops.
War
Adventure
Action
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1957-01-31
Runtime:
1h 44m
Director:
Michael Powell
Writer:
Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Top 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
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