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Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)

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

6.2/10(42 votes)
1h 44m
January 31, 1957
War
Adventure
Action
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Plot Summary

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

Movie Details

Original Title
Ill Met by Moonlight
Status
released
Original Language
en
Budget
$215K

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Cast

Dirk Bogarde as Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"

Dirk Bogarde

Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"

David Oxley as Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss

David Oxley

Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss

Marius Goring as Major General Kreipe

Marius Goring

Major General Kreipe

Dimitri Andreas as Niko Soldan Emeris

Dimitri Andreas

Niko Soldan Emeris

Cyril Cusack as Captain Sandy Rendel

Cyril Cusack

Captain Sandy Rendel

Laurence Payne as Manoli

Laurence Payne

Manoli

Wolfe Morris as George

Wolfe Morris

George

Michael Gough as Andoni Zoidakis

Michael Gough

Andoni Zoidakis

John Cairney as Elias

John Cairney

Elias

Brian Worth as

Brian Worth

Roland Bartrop as Miki

Roland Bartrop

Miki

George Eugeniou as

George Eugeniou

Paul Stassino as Yani Katsias

Paul Stassino

Yani Katsias

Peter Augustine as The Dentist

Peter Augustine

The Dentist

Christopher Rhodes as General Breuer

Christopher Rhodes

General Breuer

Christopher Lee as German officer at The Dentist's office

Christopher Lee

German officer at The Dentist's office

Richard Marner as German Officer with Gen. Breuer

Richard Marner

German Officer with Gen. Breuer

David McCallum as Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)

David McCallum

Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)

Peter Swanwick as Spectacled Officer with General Breuer

Peter Swanwick

Spectacled Officer with General Breuer

Adeeb Assaly as

Adeeb Assaly

Production Companies

The Rank Organisation
Vega Film logoVega Film

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