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Night Ambush
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Major Patrick Leigh Fermor D.S.O. O.B.E. also known to the Cretans and the German Secret Police as PHILEDEM
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Major General Kreipe
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Captain W. Stanley Moss, M.C.
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Dimitri Andreas | ... |
Niko
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Sandy
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Laurence Payne | ... |
Manoli
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Wolfe Morris | ... |
George
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Andoni Zoidakis
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John Cairney | ... |
Elias
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Brian Worth | ... |
Stratis Saviolkis
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Roland Bartrop | ... |
Micky Akoumianakis
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George Eugeniou | ... |
Charis Zographakis
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Paul Stassino | ... |
Yani Katsias
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Zahari
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Based on the true story of how, during World War II, a gang of desparadoes (British officers enlisted for "hostilities only" and local partisans) went to the occupied island of Crete and kidnapped a German General from under the nose of his army. That was the easy bit !!! They then had to get him back to Cairo, dodging an intense air and land search. Written by Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>
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partisan | crete | general | four word title | reference to william shakespeare |Taglines:
Un exploit sans précédent dans l'histoire de l'espionnage See more »Parents Guide:
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UKRelease Date:
July 1958 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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When we see the crescent moon briefly (12'58'') the clouds pass behind it. See more »Quotes
Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka Philedem: Field Marshal Rommel won't be in Cairo but you will be!See more »
"Ill Met by Moonlight" is a different kind of film for The Archers, and sadly, their last venture together.
It's a World War II film, based on real-life events in Crete, about the British army and members of the Crete resistance who kidnap a German officer (Marius Goring) in order to send him to Egypt.
The British are headed up by Dirk Bogarde.
It's a slow moving film, without a tremendous amount of suspense, but I have to say I enjoyed it. It's rich in humor and examples of camaraderie among the soldiers and resistance workers. The photography is excellent, though it's no Black Narcissus.
The problem with it is that it isn't up to the usual standards of Powell and Pressburger and not representative of them. I do love Dirk Bogarde, though, in everything.