Ill Met by Moonlight
(1957)
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.
Directors
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Writers
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Top Billed
Dirk Bogarde
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
⭐ 7/10January 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 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… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$215,000
Revenue
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