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.
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Cast
- Dirk BogardeMaj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"
- David OxleyCapt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss
- Marius GoringMajor General Kreipe
- Dimitri AndreasNiko Soldan Emeris
- Cyril CusackCaptain Sandy Rendel
- Laurence PayneManoli
- Wolfe MorrisGeorge
- Michael GoughAndoni Zoidakis
- John CairneyElias
- Brian Worth
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- Michael PowellDirector
- Emeric PressburgerDirector
- Michael PowellWriter
- Emeric PressburgerWriter
- Christopher ChallisDirector of Photography
- Míkis TheodorakisOriginal Music Composer
- Arthur StevensEditor
- Michael PowellProducer
- Emeric PressburgerProducer
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