Ill Met by Moonlight 1957 Directed by Michael Powell , Emeric Pressburger
They stole a General under the noses of his 20,000 crack paratroops.
Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.
Country
United Kingdom
Production Country
United Kingdom
Budget $215,000
Release Date 31 January 1957
104 mins
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
Roland Bartrop
Miki
Paul Stassino
Yani Katsias
Peter Augustine
The Dentist
Christopher Rhodes
General Breuer
Christopher Lee
German officer at The Dentist's office
Richard Marner
German Officer with Gen. Breuer
David McCallum
Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)
Peter Swanwick
Spectacled Officer with General Breuer
Andreas Malandrinos
Greek (uncredited)
E. V. H. Emmett
Narrator(voice) (uncredited)
Gisela Birke
German Girl(uncredited)
Phyllia Houseman
Michali's Sister
John Houseman
Johnny Houseman
Takis Frangofinos
Michali
Theo Moreas
Village Priest
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Directors
Writers
Producers
Executive Producer
Cinematography
Composer
Editor
Sound
Art Direction
Costume Design
Makeup Artist
Music
Camera Operator
Assistant Director