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.

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Main Cast: Dirk Bogarde, David Oxley, Marius Goring, Dimitri Andreas, Cyril Cusack, Laurence Payne, Wolfe Morris, Michael Gough, John Cairney, Brian Worth

Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Writers: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Editor: Arthur Stevens

Cinematographer: Christopher Challis

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