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They stole a General under the noses of his 20,000 crack paratroops. - Ill Met by Moonlight
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Title: Ill Met by Moonlight

Release Date: 31 Jan 1957

Runtime: 1h 44m

Genre: War, Adventure, Action

Director: The Rank Organisation, Vega Film

Production Companies: The Rank Organisation, Vega Film

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.115 (39 votes)

Cast

  • Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem": Dirk Bogarde
  • Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss: David Oxley
  • Major General Kreipe: Marius Goring
  • Niko Soldan Emeris: Dimitri Andreas
  • Captain Sandy Rendel: Cyril Cusack
  • Manoli: Laurence Payne
  • George: Wolfe Morris
  • Andoni Zoidakis: Michael Gough
  • Elias: John Cairney
  • : Brian Worth
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