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  • Night Ambush (1957)
  • Unrated
    104 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Night Ambush (1957)
Unrated
104 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo, Egypt to embarrass the occupiers.
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Writers
W. Stanley Moss (adapted from the book: "Ill Met By Moonlight" The Wartime Diary in Crete of) | Michael Powell (written by) | Emeric Pressburger (written by)
Cinematographer
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Release date
Jul 1958 (United States)

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Cast

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31 cast members
Name Known for
Dirk Bogarde
Major Patrick Leigh Fermor D.S.O. O.B.E. also known to the Cretans and the German Secret Police as PHILEDEM Major Patrick Leigh Fermor D.S.O. O.B.E. also known to the Cretans and the German Secret Police as PHILEDEM   See fewer
Marius Goring
Major General Kreipe Major General Kreipe   See fewer
David Oxley
Captain W. Stanley Moss, M.C. Captain W. Stanley Moss, M.C.   See fewer
Dimitri Andreas
Niko (as Demetri Andreas) Niko (as Demetri Andreas)   See fewer
Wolfe Morris
George George   See fewer
Michael Gough
Andoni Zoidakis Andoni Zoidakis   See fewer
Brian Worth
Stratis Saviolkis Stratis Saviolkis   See fewer
Roland Bartrop
Micky Akoumianakis (as Rowland Bartrop) Micky Akoumianakis (as Rowland Bartrop)   See fewer
George Eugeniou
Charis Zographakis Charis Zographakis   See fewer
Paul Stassino
Yani Katsias Yani Katsias   See fewer
Adeeb Assaly
Zahari Zahari   See fewer
Theo Moreas
Village Priest Village Priest   See fewer
Christopher Lee
German officer at dentist' German officer at dentist'   See fewer
Peter Augustine
Dentist Dentist   See fewer
John Houseman
Johnny Houseman Johnny Houseman   See fewer
Phyllia Houseman
Michali's Sister Michali's Sister   See fewer
Gisela Birke
German Girl (uncredited) German Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Brace
German soldier (uncredited) German soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
E.V.H. Emmett
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Narrator (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Guido Lorraine
German Officer (uncredited) German Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Andreas Malandrinos
Greek (uncredited) Greek (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Marion-Crawford
British Port Officer (uncredited) British Port Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Marner
German Officer with Gen. Brauer (uncredited) German Officer with Gen. Brauer (uncredited)   See fewer
David McCallum
Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited) Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited)   See fewer
George Pravda
German Officer Talking to Niko (uncredited) German Officer Talking to Niko (uncredited)   See fewer
Christopher Rhodes
General Bräuer (uncredited) General Bräuer (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Swanwick
German Officer with Gen. Brauer (uncredited) German Officer with Gen. Brauer (uncredited)   See fewer
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