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Ill Met by Moonlight (1957), released in the USA as Night Ambush (which is eleven minutes shorter than the British release), is a film by the British writer-director-producer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and the last movie they made together through their production company "The Archers".
Night Ambush: Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger. With Dirk Bogarde, Marius Goring, David Oxley, Dimitri Andreas. Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo, Egypt to embarrass the occupiers.
With Crete controlled by German Gen. Heinrich Kreipe (Marius Goring), British Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor (Dirk Bogarde) and Capt. W. Stanley Moss (David Oxley) launch a raid of the island.
Apr 12, 2024 · Dirk Bogarde, Marius Goring, Cyril CusackLed by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo, E...
Aug 19, 2011 · Brief Synopsis. Two British soldiers are assigned to kidnap a key Nazi commander.
Directed by Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell. They stole a General under the noses of his 20,000 crack paratroops. Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island’s German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
Ill Met by Moonlight (1957), also known as Night Ambush, is a film by the British writer-director-producer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and the last movie they made together through their production company, "The Archers".
