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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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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Gregory Peck | ... | Capt. Keith Mallory | |
| David Niven | ... | Cpl. John Anthony Miller | |
| Anthony Quinn | ... | Col. Andrea Stavros | |
| Stanley Baker | ... | CPO 'Butcher' Brown | |
| Anthony Quayle | ... | Maj. Roy Franklin | |
| James Darren | ... | Spyros Pappadimos | |
| Irene Papas | ... | Maria Pappadimos | |
| Gia Scala | ... | Anna | |
| James Robertson Justice | ... | Jensen / Prologue Narrator | |
| Richard Harris | ... | Squadron Leader Barnsby | |
| Bryan Forbes | ... | Cohn | |
| Allan Cuthbertson | ... | Maj. Baker | |
| Michael Trubshawe | ... | Weaver | |
| Percy Herbert | ... | Sgt. Grogan | |
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George Mikell | ... | Sessler |
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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 {J-26}
Plot Keywords:
blockbuster | greek resistance | british army | resistance fighter | tommy gun |Taglines:
Still! The Greatest High Adventure Ever Filmed! [re-issue] See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
UKRelease Date:
28 April 1961 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Carl Foreman's Production The Guns of Navarone See more »Edit
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Budget:
$6,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
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:
2.35 : 1
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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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(uncredited)
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
(theme)
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The screenplay differs drastically from Alistair MacLean's book, in terms of characters, including the identity of the traitor, and the two women who don't even appear in the novel. The two guides were actually men, but the women characters did more or less follow the novel. See more »Goofs
The tanks that are being used by the Nazis near Navarone are American M24 Chaffee light tanks. The M24 did not see service until 1944, but the story takes place in 1943. 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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Crazy Credits
Opening credits prologue: The first day 02.00 Hours An Allied Airfield somewhere in the Middle East See more »Alternate Versions
Copies with different colour credits exists. The most common ones proclaiming "Eastmancolor by Pathé" while others says "Technicolor". See more »Soundtracks
The Guns of Navarone(uncredited)
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
(theme)
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A beautiful Dmitri Tiomkin score resonates throughout this definitive "allies-out-to-blow-up-the-enemy-stronghold" film. Top actors of their day, in strong performances, play second fiddle to the story itself, which moves the viewer inexorably along to the final assault against "The Guns".
I first saw this film in the theatre at age 11. I've seen it dozens of times since. It's not Ben-Hur, nor even Citizen Kane. It's just my favorite film.