Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)

Also Known As: Night Ambush

Directed by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Synopsis: Major Patrick Leigh Fermor (Dirk Bogarde) heads up a team of Crete rebels who plan to kidnap a German officer and smuggle him to Cairo.

Purr Blur: When Fermor comes down from the hills to the town to set the plan in motion, he heads to a dentist office for a meeting. In the background a cat appears to be zigzagging back and forth across the road.

Night Ambush - Major Fermor Dirk Bogarde with cat zigzagging down street in background
Night Ambush - Major Fermor Dirk Bogarde with cat zigzagging down street in background
Night Ambush - Major Fermor Dirk Bogarde with cat zigzagging down street in background animated gif

Final Mewsings: Cats zigzag in occupied towns to confuse the enemy.

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