Night Ambush (1957)

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104 min - Action | Adventure | Drama - July 1958 (USA)

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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

Writers:

W. Stanley Moss (adapted from the book: "Ill Met By Moonlight" The Wartime Diary in Crete of), Michael Powell, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Dirk Bogarde, Marius Goring and David Oxley

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Dirk Bogarde	...	Major Patrick Leigh Fermor D.S.O. O.B.E. also known to the Cretans and the German Secret Police as PHILEDEM
	Marius Goring	...	Major General Kreipe
	David Oxley	...	Captain W. Stanley Moss, M.C.
	Dimitri Andreas	...	Niko (as Demetri Andreas)
	Cyril Cusack	...	Sandy
	Laurence Payne	...	Manoli
	Wolfe Morris	...	George
	Michael Gough	...	Andoni Zoidakis
	John Cairney	...	Elias
	Brian Worth	...	Stratis Saviolkis
	Roland Bartrop	...	Micky Akoumianakis (as Rowland Bartrop)
	George Eugeniou	...	Charis Zographakis
	Paul Stassino	...	Yani Katsias
	Adeeb Assaly	...	Zahari
	Theo Moreas	...	Village Priest

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Storyline

Based on the true story of how, during World War II, a gang of desparadoes (British officers enlisted for "hostilities only" and local partisans) went to the occupied island of Crete and kidnapped a German General from under the nose of his army. That was the easy bit !!! They then had to get him back to Cairo, dodging an intense air and land search. Written by Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>

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Un exploit sans précédent dans l'histoire de l'espionnage See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | War

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Language:

English | Greek | German

Release Date:

July 1958 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Intelligence Service See more »

Filming Locations:

Alpes Maritimes, Alps, Italy See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rank Organisation, The, Vega Film Productions See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min | USA: 93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Marius Goring replaced Curd Jürgens. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: (Possibly deliberate mistake by the filmmakers) Among the possessions returned to General Kreipe at the end of the film is his Ritterkreutz, lost very early during the kidnapping. In reality, as far as we know, the decoration has remained lost for ever. See more »

Quotes

Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka Philedem: Field Marshal Rommel won't be in Cairo but you will be!
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