The Guns of Navarone

  • World War II film The Guns of Navarone is based on the Alistair MacLean book of the same name. It was released in 1961. In the film, an Allied commando plans to infiltrate a German fortress in the island of Navarone, in the Aegean Sea near Turkey, hoping to destroy big coastal guns that threaten Allied naval convoys. These guns are preventing the evacuation of 2.000 British soldiers on a near by island. The film stars Gregory Peck as the novice Captain Keith Mallory, David Niven as Corporal Miller, Anthony Quinn as Andrea Stavros and Richard Harris as Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby. The film was a box office hit in 1961 and obtained 7 Academy Award nominations, eventually winning the Oscar for Best Special Effects.

  • Reviews

    "The Guns of Navarone not only combines many of the best aspects of the early years of Second World War movies, but it also inspired a new cinematic sub-genre – the misfit group of flawed heroes battling against the odds. As a staging post in cinematic history it's a worthy addition to any collection." - James Clive Matthewshttp://www.productsifter.com/Culture/GreatestWarFilms/The-Guns-of-Navarone-review.aspx

    "The film builds the kind of old-fashioned excitement and suspense that today is too often sidestepped for blood, guts, pyrotechnics, profanity, and chases." - John J. Pucciohttp://www.toptenreviews.com/scripts/eframe/url.htm?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dvdtown.com%2Freview%2Fgunsofnavaronethe%2F4408%2F458%2F

  • Plot Synopsis

    The film opens in 1943. The Germans are losing the war against the Allies and try to lure Turkey, a neutral country, in to the fray. To achieve their goal, they've trapped 2.000 British soldiers on the island of Keros; their only scape route is by sea. The sea route is guarded by two big coastal cannons hidden inside a cliff bunker on the nearby island of Navarone. An air attack over the hard target is not possible, so a team of six commandos, including British and Greek soldiers, is assembled. During the insertion on the island, they lose half their equipment, due to a storm. Later, the team leader, Major Roy Franklin (Anthony Quayle), is injured while climbing the cliff, forcing Captain Keith Mallory (Gregory Peck) to take control of the mission. The film´s suspenseful music, from Russian composer Dimitri Tiomkin, enhances the film's intense atmosphere.

  • Cast

    • Gregory Peck as Captain Keith Mallory
    • David Niven as Corporal John Anthony Miller
    • Anthony Quinn as Colonel Andrea Stavros
    • Stanley Baker as 'Butcher' Brown
    • Anthony Quayle as Major Roy Franklin
    • James Darren as Spyros Pappadimos
    • Irene Papas as Maria Pappadimos
    • Gia Scala as Anna
    • Richard Harris as Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby

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