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Ill Met by Moonlight (1957) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and produced by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger and Earl St. John.

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ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT

By Dan Day, Jr. on Sep 17, 2023 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT is a 1957 film based on an actual incident during the German occupation of the island of Crete in World War II. It was the last film written, produced, and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger for their production company The Archers. The movie details the activitie... Read full article


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Major General Kreipe: You're not going to leave me in the hands of these... Cretans?


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The General was never identified by his first name in the film. In the credits he is referred to as Maj. Gen. Kreipe. In real life he was Majorgeneral Heinrich Kreipe. Calling him Karl, as many sources do, seems to have been an invention of the Rank publicity department.
First full length English language feature film of George Pravda.
Marius Goring replaced Curd Jürgens.
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