Ill Met by Moonlight

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

Jul 1 1958 Unrated 1h 44m
Action, Adventure, Drama

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

Plot

Based on the true story of how, during World War II, a gang of desperadoes (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, Egypt, dodging an intense air and land search.

Written by

W. Stanley Moss, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Directed by

Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Vega Film, The Rank Organisation

Languages

English, Deutsch

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
2,170
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA