“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.
Director
Writers
Emeric Pressburger, W. Stanley Moss, Michael Powell
Budget
$215,000
Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"
Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss
Major General Kreipe
Niko Soldan Emeris
Captain Sandy Rendel
Manoli
George
Andoni Zoidakis
Elias
Miki