Dirk Bogarde as Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem"

David Oxley as Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss

Marius Goring as Major General Kreipe

Dimitri Andreas as Niko Soldan Emeris

Cyril Cusack as Captain Sandy Rendel

Laurence Payne as Manoli

Wolfe Morris as George

Michael Gough as Andoni Zoidakis

John Cairney as Elias

Brian Worth as

Roland Bartrop as Miki

George Eugeniou as

Paul Stassino as Yani Katsias

Peter Augustine as The Dentist

Christopher Rhodes as General Breuer

Christopher Lee as German officer at The Dentist's office

Richard Marner as German Officer with Gen. Breuer

David McCallum as Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit)

Peter Swanwick as Spectacled Officer with General Breuer

Adeeb Assaly as

Peter Brace as

Guido Lorraine as

Howard Marion-Crawford as

George Pravda as

Andreas Malandrinos as Greek (uncredited)

E. V. H. Emmett as Narrator(voice) (uncredited)

Gisela Birke as German Girl(uncredited)

Phyllia Houseman as Michali's Sister

John Houseman as Johnny Houseman

Takis Frangofinos as Michali

Theo Moreas as Village Priest