MovieNRReleased

Ill Met by Moonlight

Name: Ill Met by Moonlight
Genre: War, Adventure, Action
Released: 1957-01-30
Duration: 104 min
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, David Oxley, Marius Goring, Dimitri Andreas, Cyril Cusack

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

6.2(46)19571h 44m

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.

Synopsis

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 & Crew

DirectorsEmeric Pressburger,Michael Powell

Dirk BogardeMaj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"
David OxleyCapt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss
Marius GoringMajor General Kreipe

Trailer

Details

Release Date: January 30, 1957
Status: Released
Original Title: Ill Met by Moonlight
Runtime: 1h 44m
Rating: NR
Budget: $215,000
Revenue: —
Language: German, Greek, English
Original Language: EN
Production Countries: United Kingdom

Production Companies

The Rank Organisation

Vega Film

Keywords

general kidnapping crete partisan morse code