Ill Met by Moonlight (1957) |
|
| Director(s) | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger |
| Producer(s) | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Earl St. John |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
Featured Cast of Ill Met by Moonlight See More »
Dirk Bogarde(as Major Patrick Leigh Fermor D.S.O. O.B.E. also known to the Cretans and the German Secret Police as PHILEDEM)
Ill Met by Moonlight
Released
1957
Ill Met by Moonlight
Released
1957
Dirk Bogarde
(as Major Patrick Leigh Fe...)
Cyril Cusack
(as Sandy)
Michael Gough
(as Andoni Zoidakis)
Brian Worth
(as Stratis Saviolkis)
Christopher Lee
(as German officer at dent...)
John Houseman
(as )
Howard Marion-Crawford
(as British Port Officer)
Richard Marner
(as German Officer with Ge...)
Ill Met by Moonlight Overview:
Ill Met by Moonlight (1957) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and produced by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger and Earl St. John.
Ill Met by Moonlight BlogHub Articles:
ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT
ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT is a 1957 film based on an actual incident during the German occupation of the island of Crete in World War II. It was the last film written, produced, and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger for their production company The Archers. The movie details the activitie... Read full article
See More Ill Met by Moonlight Articles
Ill Met by Moonlight Quotes:
Major General Kreipe:
You're not going to leave me in the hands of these... Cretans?
See More Quotes from Ill Met by MoonlightIll Met by Moonlight Facts
See More Facts about Ill Met by Moonlight >>
The General was never identified by his first name in the film. In the credits he is referred to as Maj. Gen. Kreipe. In real life he was Majorgeneral Heinrich Kreipe. Calling him Karl, as many sources do, seems to have been an invention of the Rank publicity department.
First full length English language feature film of George Pravda.
First feature of Paul Stassino.
The lines of poetry that Patrick Fermor recites prior to the kidnapping are from 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage' (Canto III, Stanza 22) by Lord Byron.