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Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)

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

6.1/10 1h 44m Jan 31, 1957
War Adventure Action

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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Movie Details

Original Title Ill Met by Moonlight
Original Language EN
Budget $215,000
Status Released
Popularity 2.4

Cast

Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde
Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"
Popularity: 0.3
David Oxley
David Oxley
Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss
Popularity: 0.1
Marius Goring
Marius Goring
Major General Kreipe
Popularity: 0.3
Dimitri Andreas
Dimitri Andreas
Niko Soldan Emeris
Popularity: 0.2
Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack
Captain Sandy Rendel
Popularity: 0.4
Laurence Payne
Laurence Payne
Manoli
Popularity: 0.1
Wolfe Morris
Wolfe Morris
George
Popularity: 0.4
Michael Gough
Michael Gough
Andoni Zoidakis
Popularity: 0.8
John Cairney
John Cairney
Elias
Popularity: 0.3
Brian Worth
Brian Worth
Popularity: 0.2
Roland Bartrop
Roland Bartrop
Miki
Popularity: 0.1
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George Eugeniou
Popularity: 1.8

Key Crew

Director Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Writer Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Producer Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Executive Producer Earl St. John
Editor Arthur Stevens

Production

The Rank Organisation
GB
Vega Film
CH

Videos & Trailers

Ill Met By Moonlight: Restoration Trailer
Ill Met By Moonlight: Restoration Trailer
Trailer

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Keywords

general kidnapping crete partisan morse code

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jan 29, 2025

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 resist ... Read more

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Details
Release Date January 31, 1957
Runtime 1h 44m
Budget $215,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 2.4
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