 | Dirk Bogarde als Maj. Patrick Leigh Fermor aka "Philedem" |
 | David Oxley als Capt. William Stanley "Bill" Moss |
 | Marius Goring als Major General Kreipe |
 | Dimitri Andreas als Niko Soldan Emeris |
 | Cyril Cusack als Captain Sandy Rendel |
 | Laurence Payne als Manoli |
 | Wolfe Morris als George |
 | Michael Gough als Andoni Zoidakis |
 | John Cairney als Elias |
 | Brian Worth |
 | Roland Bartrop als Miki |
| George Eugeniou |
 | Paul Stassino als Yani Katsias |
| Peter Augustine als The Dentist |
 | Christopher Rhodes als General Breuer |
 | Christopher Lee als German officer at The Dentist's office |
 | Richard Marner als German Officer with Gen. Breuer |
 | David McCallum als Sailor on Pick Up Ship (uncredited bit) |
 | Peter Swanwick als Spectacled Officer with General Breuer |
| Adeeb Assaly |
| Peter Brace |
| Guido Lorraine |
 | Howard Marion-Crawford |
 | George Pravda |
| Emeric Pressburger | Director |
| Michael Powell | Director |
| Emeric Pressburger | Writer |
| W. Stanley Moss | Adaptation |
| Michael Powell | Writer |
| Arthur Stevens | Editor |
| Míkis Theodorakis | Original Music Composer |
| Christopher Challis | Director of Photography |
| Emeric Pressburger | Producer |
| Michael Powell | Producer |
| Earl St. John | Executive Producer |
| Alex Vetchinsky | Art Direction |
| Jean Osborne | Unit Publicist |
| Sydney Streeter | Associate Producer |
| Arthur Alcott | Production Controller |
| Jack Swinburne | Production Manager |
| Charles Orme | Assistant Director |
| Austin Dempster | Camera Operator |
| Bill Warrington | Special Effects |
| Nandi Routh | Costume Designer |
| Archie Ludski | Sound Editor |
| Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Recordist |
| Charles Knott | Sound Recordist |
| Gladys Goldsmith | Continuity |
| Paul Rabiger | Makeup Artist |
| Frederick Lewis | Music Director |
