Force 10 from Navarone

19781978
PGPG
1h 58min

Harrison Ford, Barbara Bach, and Robert Shaw in Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

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Action Drama War

During World War II, several oddly assorted military experts are teamed in a mission to raid and destroy a bridge vital to enemy strategy.During World War II, several oddly assorted military experts are teamed in a mission to raid and destroy a bridge vital to enemy strategy.During World War II, several oddly assorted military experts are teamed in a mission to raid and destroy a bridge vital to enemy strategy.

Director
- Guy Hamilton
Writers
- Alistair MacLean(novel)
- Robin Chapman(screenplay)
- Carl Foreman(screen story)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Harrison Ford, Robert Shaw, and Franco Nero in Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

Richard Kiel in Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

Robert Shaw in Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

Harrison Ford and Robert Shaw in Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

Harrison Ford, Robert Shaw, and Franco Nero in Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

Barbara Bach, Richard Kiel, and Robert Shaw in Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

Barbara Bach in Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

Harrison Ford, Barbara Bach, and Robert Shaw in Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

Barbara Bach in Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

Barbara Bach in Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

Carl Weathers in Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

Robert Shaw in Force 10 from Navarone (1978)

The Guns of Navarone

7.5

The Guns of Navarone

The Eagle Has Landed

6.9

The Eagle Has Landed

Where Eagles Dare

7.6

Where Eagles Dare

Von Ryan's Express

7.1

Von Ryan's Express

Battle of the Bulge

6.8

Battle of the Bulge

Kelly's Heroes

7.6

The Dirty Dozen

7.7

The Dirty Dozen

The Bridge at Remagen

6.7

The Bridge at Remagen

The Battle of Britain

7.0

The Battle of Britain

A Bridge Too Far

7.4

A Bridge Too Far

The Wild Geese

6.8

The Longest Day

7.8

The Longest Day

Mallory and Miller are back. It seems that there was traitor with them at Navarone, whom they thought was executed. But it seems that not only was he not executed, and he was not a traitor but a German spy. Intelligence believes he made it to Yugoslavia and is now with the Partisans. So, Mallory and Miller being the only ones who can positively identify him are sent along with a unit called Force 10, which is led by Colonel Barnsby, who objects to their presence. It seems that Force 10 has a mission of their own which Mallory and Miller know nothing about. When their plane is shot and most of the team is killed, they mistakenly believe that some of the locals they meet are Partisans but in reality are German Allies, so they are taken prisoner, and have to convince the German commander that they are not spies or else they will be killed. —<rcs0411@yahoo.com>

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Taglines
- The Odds Against Them Were 10,000 to 1...But What the Hell!
Genres
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide

Trivia
The bridge was actually destroyed by partisans in 1942. Action of blowing it up was led by the engineer that built the bridge some years before. The engineer was shot later by Italians.

Goofs
During the film, and especially the mission to infiltrate the German supply dump, none of the commandos, including Major Mallory can understand German. This is especially clear when Leskovar insists he must accompany the team to the dump as only he speaks German and, later, when the team is discussing Leskovar's encounter with the German Sergeant in the train car. All of this ignores the fact that this film is a sequel to "The Guns of Navarone" in which Mallory is specifically chosen for the mission because he speaks "German like a German." Alistair MacLean's original stories also support this fact.

Quotes
Barnsby: Now, look. Our experts have been studying that bridge for weeks, and they say it'll blow. I don't know where you learned your job, but I'm talking about the best construction engineers in the business!
Miller: Yes. Well, they're probably experts at building things, whereas I'm an expert at blowing them up, and you can take it from me that one would need a good eight hours to make a decent job on that bridge.

Crazy credits
Opening credits prologue: SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND 1943

Alternate versions
The original release ran 118 minutes. A restored 126 minute version, has additional footage; however, a few short scenes have been removed; a few scenes have been re-edited into different portions of the film; some dialog was removed; some dialog was redubbed. Among the additions are:
An introduction hosted by a man with a British accent
A scene where Schroeder thanks Bauer for daily reports before entering his bedroom.

Connections
Edited from The Guns of Navarone (1961)

Top review

7/10

Rainy Day Favorite

I actually saw this movie before I saw "The Guns of Navarone", and I have to say, I prefer "Force 10". It seems like it always comes on TV on a rainy Saturday afternoon, and I'll always get sucked right in. I've probably seen it about 10 times. Despite some laughable special effects, and otherwise dated production value, this war movie packs a good action punch. Not many WW2 movies are set in Yugoslavia, and that's one of the interesting elements of the film. The story itself is a classic "Against the Odds" type affair, involving a covert Allied mission with a dual purpose. The great Robert Shaw is a standout, and a young Harrison Ford shows why he eventually became the superstar he is. Rousing music, tense action sequences, shootouts, knife fights, bombings,rescues,deceit and trickery make "Force 10" a lot of fun.

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Release date
- December 8, 1978 (United States)
Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Languages
Also known as
- Alistair MacLean's Force 10 from Navarone
Filming locations
- Yugoslavia
Production companies
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Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $7,230,000
Gross worldwide
- $7,230,000

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Runtime
- 1h 58min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- 4-Track Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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