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Ill Met by Moonlight

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

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

Release Date : 1957-01-31

Language :EnglishGreekGerman

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Rank OrganisationVega Film

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Night Ambush

Cast

Dirk Bogarde

Character Name : Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"

Original Name : Dirk Bogarde

Gender : Male

David Oxley

Character Name : Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss

Original Name : David Oxley

Gender : Male

Marius Goring

Character Name : Major General Kreipe

Original Name : Marius Goring

Gender : Male

Dimitri Andreas

Character Name : Niko Soldan Emeris

Original Name : Dimitri Andreas

Gender : Male

Cyril Cusack

Character Name : Captain Sandy Rendel

Original Name : Cyril Cusack

Gender : Male

Laurence Payne

Character Name : Manoli

Original Name : Laurence Payne

Gender : Male

Wolfe Morris

Character Name : George

Original Name : Wolfe Morris

Gender : Male

Michael Gough

Character Name : Andoni Zoidakis

Original Name : Michael Gough

Gender : Male

John Cairney

Character Name : Elias

Original Name : John Cairney

Gender : Male

Brian Worth

Character Name :

Original Name : Brian Worth

Gender : Male

Roland Bartrop

Character Name : Miki

Original Name : Roland Bartrop

Gender : Male

George Eugeniou

Character Name :

Original Name : George Eugeniou

Gender : Male

Paul Stassino

Character Name : Yani Katsias

Original Name : Paul Stassino

Gender : Male

Peter Augustine

Character Name : The Dentist

Original Name : Peter Augustine

Gender : Male

Christopher Rhodes

Character Name : General Breuer

Original Name : Christopher Rhodes

Gender : Male

Christopher Lee

Character Name : German officer at The Dentist's office

Original Name : Christopher Lee

Gender : Male

Richard Marner

Character Name : German Officer with Gen. Breuer

Original Name : Richard Marner

Gender : Male

David McCallum

Character Name : Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)

Original Name : David McCallum

Gender : Male

Peter Swanwick

Character Name : Spectacled Officer with General Breuer

Original Name : Peter Swanwick

Gender : Male

Adeeb Assaly

Character Name :

Original Name : Adeeb Assaly

Gender : Male

Peter Brace

Character Name :

Original Name : Peter Brace

Gender : Male

Guido Lorraine

Character Name :

Original Name : Guido Lorraine

Gender : Male

Howard Marion-Crawford

Character Name :

Original Name : Howard Marion-Crawford

Gender : Male

George Pravda

Character Name :

Original Name : George Pravda

Gender : Male

Andreas Malandrinos

Character Name : Greek (uncredited)

Original Name : Andreas Malandrinos

Gender : Male

E. V. H. Emmett

Character Name : Narrator(voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : E. V. H. Emmett

Gender : Male

Gisela Birke

Character Name : German Girl(uncredited)

Original Name : Gisela Birke

Gender : Male

Phyllia Houseman

Character Name : Michali's Sister

Original Name : Phyllia Houseman

Gender : Male

John Houseman

Character Name : Johnny Houseman

Original Name : John Houseman

Gender : Male

Takis Frangofinos

Character Name : Michali

Original Name : Takis Frangofinos

Gender : Male

Theo Moreas

Character Name : Village Priest

Original Name : Theo Moreas

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-01-29

Dirk Bogarde was good in these light-hearted but entertaining wartime dramas, and together here with Marius Goring manages to keep this moving along well. He's a British officer on Crete who comes up with a plan to kidnap the Nazi's commanding general "Kreipe" (Goring) together with the local resistance. Quite quickly, they discover that the general isn't that well protected. Getting him is one thing, keeping him and getting him off the island is going to be something completely different though as it turns out he's quite a shrewd customer. With the soldiers combing the island to find them, we have quite a few daring escapades as this game of cat and mouse pans out. There's plenty of charisma and mischief on offer here and the plot even leaves a little wriggle room for some integrity too. It's roots are in fact and the production is all pretty standard but it's quite niftily stitched together and I enjoyed it.