A British team is sent to cross occupied Greek territory and destroy the massive German gun emplacement that commands a key sea channel.
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Title: The Guns of Navarone (1961)
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Two powerful German guns control the seas past the Greek island of Navarone making the evacuation of endangered British troops on a neighboring island impossible. Air attack is useless so a team of six Allied and Greek soldiers is put ashore to meet up with partisans to try and dynamite the guns. The mission is perilous enough anyway but are the Germans on the island getting further help too?. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>
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Release Date:
22 June 1961 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Carl Foreman's Production The Guns of Navarone See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) (35 mm magnetic prints)| 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Japan theatrical release)| Mono (35 mm optical prints)| Dolby (Restored version)Aspect Ratio:
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Prologue Narrator: Greece and the islands of the Aegean Sea have given birth to many myths and legends of war and adventure. And these once-proud stones, these ruined and shattered temples bear witness to the civilization that flourished and then died here and to the demigods and heroes who inspired those legends on this sea and these islands. But, though the stage is the same, ours is a legend of our own times, and its heroes are not demigods, but ordinary people. In 1943, so the story goes, 2000 ...
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Gregory Peck often said he was disappointed that so many viewers had missed how anti-war the film was intended to be. Peck was a lifelong pacifist who strongly opposed US involvement in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was also against joining World War II until Adolf Hitler invaded the Soviet Union. See more »Goofs
Maria explains that Anna has been whipped by the Germans and has gruesome scars on her back. She also says that since then Anna has not spoken a single word. In a later scene, it becomes obvious that Maria has never seen these scars. There seems to be no realistic way of convincing Maria of the existence of these scars when Anna is not speaking. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Prologue Narrator: Greece and the islands of the Aegean Sea have given birth to many myths and legends of war and adventure. And these once-proud stones, these ruined and shattered temples bear witness to the civilization that flourished and then died here and to the demigods and heroes who inspired those legends on this sea and these islands. But, though the stage is the same, ours is a legend of our own times, and its heroes are not demigods, but ordinary people. In 1943, so the story goes, 2000 ...
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I was part of the crew that worked on this movies, nothing great just a worker but I must say that it was a great experience to do so and in my opinion it turned out to be one of the best films ever produced about the war. It was a very friendly set indeed and all the stars were very profession. right from the start to the finish it was exciting with plenty of action. I'm not going to spoil it for anyone just to say that I give it a 10 and always enjoy seeing it over and over along with saying that I was part of making a excellent film. The party after the film had wrapped up shooting is another story for another time I assure you. Thank You. M J Wareham