Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)

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

Run Time: 1h44m | Release: 31 Jan 1957

Production Countries: United Kingdom

6.1 / 1038 Vote Count

Overview:

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

Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"

Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss

Major General Kreipe

Niko Soldan Emeris

Captain Sandy Rendel

Manoli

George

Andoni Zoidakis

Elias