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6.1/10 • 40

1957-01-311h 44m

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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.

Directors
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Writters
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Editors
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Arthur Stevens

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Dirk Bogarde

    Dirk Bogarde

    Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"

  2. David Oxley

    David Oxley

    Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss

  3. Marius Goring

    Marius Goring

    Major General Kreipe

  4. Dimitri Andreas

    Dimitri Andreas

    Niko Soldan Emeris

  5. Cyril Cusack

    Cyril Cusack

    Captain Sandy Rendel

  6. Laurence Payne

    Laurence Payne

    Manoli

  7. Wolfe Morris

    Wolfe Morris

    George

  8. Michael Gough

    Michael Gough

    Andoni Zoidakis

  9. John Cairney

    John Cairney

    Elias

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CinemaSerf

Jan 29, 2025

7/10

Dirk Bogarde was good in these light-hearted but entertaining wartime dramas, and together here with Marius Goring manages to keep this moving along well. He's a British officer on Crete who comes up with a plan to kidnap the Nazi's commanding general "Kreipe" (Goring) together with the local resistance. Quite quickly, they discover that the general isn't that well protected. Getting him is one thing, keeping him and getting him off the island is going to be something completely different though as it turns out he's quite a shrewd customer. With the soldiers combing the island to find them, we have quite a few daring escapades as this game of cat and mouse pans out. There's plenty of charisma and mischief on offer here and the plot even leaves a little wriggle room for some integrity too. It's roots are in fact and the production is all pretty standard but it's quite niftily stitched together and I enjoyed it.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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