Screenplay:
Emeric PressburgerCinematography:
Christopher ChallisComposer:
Mikis TheodorakisCast:
Dirk Bogarde, Marius Goring, David Oxley, Dimitri Andreas, Cyril Cusack, Laurence Payne, Michael Gough, Christopher Lee, David McCallum, George Pravda (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Dirk Bogarde and David Oxley play Major Paddy Leigh Fermer and Captain Billy Stanley Moss, two British officers whose job it is to kidnap Nazi general Karl Kreipe (Marius Goring) and spirit him off to Cairo. The motive of this mission is to weaken German morale on Crete and to provide hope to the enslaved locals. With the help of a group of resistance fighters, Fermer and Moss manage to trap the general; now they must transport their captive back to their own lines, avoiding German patrols every inch of the way. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Dirk Bogarde
UK
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Marius Goring
UK
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David Oxley
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Dimitri Andreas
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Cyril Cusack
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Laurence Payne
UK
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Michael Gough
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Christopher Lee
UK
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David McCallum
UK
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George Pravda
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Richard Marner
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Paul Stassino
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Wolfe Morris
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John Cairney
UK
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Peter Swanwick
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Brian Worth
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George Eugeniou
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Guido Lorraine
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Andreas Malandrinos
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