Ill Met by Moonlight
Seen it?1957 | 104 min | War, Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for adventure lovers and war-film fans. A good one for when you want to be swept off somewhere else. Sits nicely alongside The Guns of Navarone.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Never drags, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1957: an older pace and style.
Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 21K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
- 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