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Ill Met by Moonlight

World War II adventure about British officers who plan with Cretan freedom fighters to kidnap a treacherous Nazi general and take him to Cairo. Their journey through dangerous mountain terrain is made more perilous by the presence of 20,000 German troops sent to track down the kidnappers.

1 hour, 40 minutes

Last on

Sun 1 Apr 201213:20
BBC Two

Credits

Major Paddy FermorDirk Bogarde
General Karl KreipeMarius Goring
Captain Billy Stanley MossDavid Oxley
SandyCyril Cusack
ManoliLaurence Payne
GeorgeWolfe Morris
Andoni ZoidakisMichael Gough
Micky AkoumaianakisRowland Bartrop
Stratis SaviolkisBrian Worth
NikkoDimitri Andreas
DirectorMichael Powell
DirectorEmeric Pressburger

Broadcasts

  • Thu 6 Sep 200713:00
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Sun 6 Jul 200821:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 5 Aug 201011:25
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 29 Aug 201111:35
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sun 1 Apr 201213:20
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire