Night Ambush
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Night Ambush

Duration:
104 min | USA:93 min
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Drama | War
IMDB rate:
6.6
Director:
Michael Powell
Details
Country: UK
Filming Locations: Alpes Maritimes, Alps, Italy
Cast
Actor
Character
Dirk Bogarde
Major Patrick Leigh Fermor D.S.O. O.B.E. also known to the Cretans and the German Secret Police as PHILEDEM
Marius Goring
Major General Kreipe
David Oxley
Captain W. Stanley Moss, M.C.
Dimitri Andreas
Niko (as Demetri Andreas)
Cyril Cusack
Sandy
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
Takis Frangofinos
Michali
Christopher Lee
German officer at dentists
Peter Augustine
Dentist
John Houseman
Phyllia Houseman
Michali's Sister
Gisela Birke
German Girl (uncredited)
E.V.H. Emmett
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Guido Lorraine
German Officer (uncredited)
Andreas Malandrinos
Greek (uncredited)
Howard Marion-Crawford
British Port Officer (uncredited)
Richard Marner
German Officer with Gen. Brauer (uncredited)
George Pravda
German Officer Talking to Niko (uncredited)
Christopher Rhodes
General Bräuer (uncredited)
Peter Swanwick
German Officer with Gen. Brauer (uncredited)
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Trivia
The character played by Dirk Bogarde is Patrick Leigh-Fermor.
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First feature of Paul Stassino.
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The lines of poetry that Patrick Fermor recites prior to the kidnapping are from 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage' (Canto III, Stanza 22) by Lord Byron.
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Goofs
When we see the crescent moon briefly (12'58'') the clouds pass behind it.
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The headlight covers switch between the wartime "slit" to no covers and back again when the general is being abducted in his car.
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The moon changes from nearly full to first quarter in the space of one day. Not only are the phases going backwards, it takes a week to change from full to last quarter.
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Quotes
Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka Philedem: Field Marshal Rommel won't be in Cairo but you will be!
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Major General Kreipe: You're not going to leave me in the hands of these... Cretans?
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Photos from cast
David McCallum
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