Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger · Starring Dirk Bogarde, David Oxley, Marius Goring, Dimitri Andreas, Cyril Cusack, Laurence Payne · Music Míkis Theodorakis
“They stole a General under the noses of his 20,000 crack paratroops.”
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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.
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A gripping tale of wartime courage and daring espionage. The film captures the tension of resistance efforts and the high stakes of clandestine operations, offering a classic adventure feel.