Ill Met by Moonlight poster

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

Ill Met by Moonlight

6.219571h 44mNR

WarAdventureAction

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

Behind the scenes

Movie screenshots & stills

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CAST

The people behind the story

Dirk Bogarde

Dirk BogardeMaj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"

David Oxley

David OxleyCapt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss

Marius Goring

Marius GoringMajor General Kreipe

Dimitri Andreas

Dimitri AndreasNiko Soldan Emeris

Cyril Cusack

Cyril CusackCaptain Sandy Rendel

Laurence Payne

Laurence PayneManoli

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Wolfe MorrisGeorge

Michael Gough

Michael GoughAndoni Zoidakis