Overview
Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.
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Crew
DirectorMichael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
WriterEmeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Cast
Dirk Bogarde
Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"
David Oxley
Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss
Marius Goring
Major General Kreipe
Dimitri Andreas
Niko Soldan Emeris
Cyril Cusack
Captain Sandy Rendel
Laurence Payne
Manoli
Wolfe Morris
George
Michael Gough
Andoni Zoidakis
John Cairney
Elias
Brian Worth
Roland Bartrop
Miki
George Eugeniou
Paul Stassino
Yani Katsias
Peter Augustine
The Dentist
Christopher Rhodes
General Breuer
Christopher Lee
German officer at The Dentist's office
Richard Marner
German Officer with Gen. Breuer
David McCallum
Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)
Peter Swanwick
Spectacled Officer with General Breuer
Adeeb Assaly
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Keywords
generalkidnappingcretepartisanmorse code
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Budget
$0M
TMDb Votes
44
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026