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: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

Writers: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

Editor: Arthur Stevens

Cinematographer: Christopher Challis

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