Synopsis
Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
46 audience votes
Key crew
- Emeric PressburgerWriter
- Michael PowellDirector
- Emeric PressburgerDirector
- Michael PowellWriter
- Míkis TheodorakisOriginal Music Composer
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 WorthCast
- Roland BartropMiki
- George EugeniouCast
Stills
Themes
generalkidnappingcretepartisanmorse code