Ill Met by Moonlight ( Intelligence Service ) ( Night Ambush )

Ill Met by Moonlight (DVD) (*)

$20.99

Original Title: Intelligence Service
Alternate Title: Night Ambush
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1957 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger

Written By:
W. Stanley Moss
Michael Powell

Actors:
Dirk Bogarde ..... Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka Philedem
Marius Goring ..... Major General Kreipe
David Oxley ..... Captain W. Stanley Moss, M.C.
Dimitri Andreas ..... Niko Soldan Emeris (as Demetri Andreas)
Cyril Cusack ..... Captain Sandy Rendel
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

Synopsis:

Eschewing the Shakespearean original title (it's a quote from A Midsummer Night's Dream), the British Ill Met by Moonlight was released stateside as Night Ambush. This superb Michael Powell/Emeric Pressburger concoction is set during World War II on the island of Crete. Dirk Bogarde and David Oxley play Major Paddy Leigh Fermer and Captain Billy Stanley Moss, two British officers whose job it is to kidnap Nazi general Karl Kreipe (Marius Goring) and spirit him off to Cairo. The motive of this mission is to weaken German morale on Crete and to provide hope to the enslaved locals. With the help of a group of resistance fighters, Fermer and Moss manage to trap the general; now they must transport their captive back to their own lines, avoiding German patrols every inch of the way. Originally 104 minutes, Ill Met by Moonlight was cut to 93 minutes by its American distributor.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 04 June, 2008.

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