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.
Made in GB
6.3/10
1957
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Cast
Dirk Bogarde
As Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"
David Oxley
As Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss
Marius Goring
As Major General Kreipe
Dimitri Andreas
As Niko Soldan Emeris
Cyril Cusack
As Captain Sandy Rendel
Laurence Payne
As Manoli
Wolfe Morris
As George
Michael Gough
As Andoni Zoidakis
John Cairney
As Elias
Brian Worth
As
Roland Bartrop
As Miki
George Eugeniou
As
Paul Stassino
As Yani Katsias
Peter Augustine
As The Dentist
Christopher Rhodes
As General Breuer
Christopher Lee
As German officer at The Dentist's office
Richard Marner
As German Officer with Gen. Breuer
David McCallum
As Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)
Peter Swanwick
As Spectacled Officer with General Breuer
Adeeb Assaly
As
Peter Brace
As
Guido Lorraine
As
Howard Marion-Crawford
As
George Pravda
As
Andreas Malandrinos
As Greek (uncredited)
E. V. H. Emmett
As Narrator(voice) (uncredited)
Gisela Birke
As German Girl(uncredited)
Phyllia Houseman
As Michali's Sister
John Houseman
As Johnny Houseman
Takis Frangofinos
As Michali
Theo Moreas
As Village Priest
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