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Ill Met by Moonlight

Ill Met by Moonlight

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

19576.21h 44m

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.

Directed by Michael Powell
Written by W. Stanley Moss, Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Produced by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Box OfficeBudget: $215K0

Top 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

W

Wolfe Morris

George

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Andoni Zoidakis

John Cairney

John Cairney

Elias

Brian Worth

Brian Worth

Themes & Keywords

generalkidnappingcretepartisanmorse code

About Ill Met by Moonlight

Ill Met by Moonlight is a war, adventure, action film released in 1957 exploring themes of general, kidnapping, crete, partisan, morse code. Directed by Michael Powell, it stars Dirk Bogarde, David Oxley, Marius Goring. 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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