Ill Met by Moonlight

Emeric Pressburger
1957-01-31

They stole a General under the noses of his 20,000 crack paratroops.
6.1
104 min

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

Cast

Name Character Team
Dirk Bogarde Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem" Unowned
David Oxley Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss Unowned
Marius Goring Major General Kreipe Unowned
Dimitri Andreas Niko Soldan Emeris Unowned
Cyril Cusack Captain Sandy Rendel Unowned
Laurence Payne Manoli Unowned
Wolfe Morris George Unowned
Michael Gough Andoni Zoidakis Unowned
John Cairney Elias Unowned
Brian Worth Unowned
Roland Bartrop Miki Unowned
George Eugeniou Unowned
Paul Stassino Yani Katsias Unowned
Peter Augustine The Dentist Unowned
Christopher Rhodes General Breuer Unowned
Christopher Lee German officer at The Dentist's office Unowned
Richard Marner German Officer with Gen. Breuer Unowned
David McCallum Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit) Unowned
Peter Swanwick Spectacled Officer with General Breuer Unowned
Adeeb Assaly Unowned
Peter Brace Unowned
Guido Lorraine Unowned
Howard Marion-Crawford Unowned
George Pravda Unowned