Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)
Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)
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.

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Cast

Dirk Bogarde Dirk Bogarde As: Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"
David Oxley David Oxley As: Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss
Marius Goring Marius Goring As: Major General Kreipe
Dimitri Andreas Dimitri Andreas As: Niko Soldan Emeris
Cyril Cusack Cyril Cusack As: Captain Sandy Rendel
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Storyline

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


Tagline: They stole a General under the noses of his 20,000 crack paratroops.
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: War, Adventure, Action

Language: English, ελληνικά, Deutsch

Release Date: 31 January 1957

Country: GB

Runtime: 104m

Company Credits

Company: The Rank Organisation, Vega Film

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Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk Bogarde

Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"

David Oxley

David Oxley

Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss

Marius Goring

Marius Goring

Major General Kreipe

Dimitri Andreas

Dimitri Andreas

Niko Soldan Emeris

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Captain Sandy Rendel

Laurence Payne

Laurence Payne

Manoli

Wolfe Morris

Wolfe Morris

George

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Andoni Zoidakis

John Cairney

John Cairney

Elias

Brian Worth

Brian Worth

Roland Bartrop

Roland Bartrop

Miki

George Eugeniou

George Eugeniou

Paul Stassino

Paul Stassino

Yani Katsias

Peter Augustine

Peter Augustine

The Dentist

Christopher Rhodes

Christopher Rhodes

General Breuer

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

German officer at The Dentist's office

Richard Marner

Richard Marner

German Officer with Gen. Breuer

David McCallum

David McCallum

Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)

Peter Swanwick

Peter Swanwick

Spectacled Officer with General Breuer

Adeeb Assaly

Adeeb Assaly

Peter Brace

Peter Brace

Guido Lorraine

Guido Lorraine

Howard Marion-Crawford

Howard Marion-Crawford

George Pravda

George Pravda

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Michael Powell

Michael Powell

Producer

Emeric Pressburger

Emeric Pressburger

Producer

Earl St. John

Earl St. John

Executive Producer

Sydney Streeter

Sydney Streeter

Associate Producer

Jack Swinburne

Jack Swinburne

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Nandi Routh

Nandi Routh

Costume Designer

Paul Rabiger

Paul Rabiger

Makeup Artist

Sound

Míkis Theodorakis

Míkis Theodorakis

Original Music Composer

Archie Ludski

Archie Ludski

Sound Editor

Gordon K. McCallum

Gordon K. McCallum

Sound Recordist

Charles Knott

Charles Knott

Sound Recordist

Frederic Lewis

Frederic Lewis

Music Director

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Christopher Challis

Christopher Challis

Director of Photography

Austin Dempster

Austin Dempster

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Alex Vetchinsky

Alex Vetchinsky

Art Direction

Other Crew

Arthur Alcott

Arthur Alcott

Production Controller

Bill Warrington

Bill Warrington

Special Effects

Jean Osborne

Jean Osborne

Unit Publicist

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