Ill met by moonlight [videorecording] / a Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger production ; written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
Title from container. Dirk Bogarde, Marius Goring, David Oxley, Laurence Payne, Cyril Cusack, Michael Gough, Christopher Lee. Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. Based on the book by W. Stanley Moss. Includes theatrical trailer.
Summary:
On the Nazi occupied island of Crete, two British officers are assigned to kidnap the commanding German General and deliver him to allied forces in Cairo. Aided by local patriots, the abduction itself goes smoothly. However, the subsequent chase across the rocky Cretan landscape proves to be more problematic. Based on W. Stanley Moss's autobiographical account of the operation. Restored, original uncut version.
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