The Guns Of Navarone
Drama, War
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment  (1961) 157 mins NR

7.6 (11,424 votes)
An impenetrable fortress, an invincible army...and the unstoppable commando team.

Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn and David Niven are Allied saboteurs assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.

Blacklisted screenwriter Carl Foreman (High Noon, The Bridge On The River Kwai) was determined to re-establish both his name an credibility after spending most of the '50s working in anonymity. To accomplish this, he decided to bring Alistair MacLean's best-selling novel, The Guns Of Navarone, to the screen. Supported by an all-star cast and produced on a grand scale, the film was an enormous success, receiving seven 1961 Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture) and winning for Best Special Effects. Although...

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Cast and Crew
Anthony Quinn  ......  Col. Andrea Stavros
Gregory Peck  ......  Capt. Keith Mallory
David Niven  ......  Cpl. Miller
Stanley Baker  ......  Pvt. 'Butcher' Brown
Irene Pappas  ...... 
Gia Scala  ......  Anna
Director  .....  J. Lee Thompson; Alexander Mackendrick
Producer  .....  Carl Foreman; Leon Becker; Cecil F. Ford
Writer  .....  Carl Foreman; Alistair Maclean
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the opening moments, the guns of Navarone are shown firing interspersed with footage of ships sinking. One of the ships shown exploding is the British battleship HMS Barham, which was not hit by coastal artillery but was sunk after being torpedoed by a German U-boat. (more)

Trivia:
One of the Rhodian locations used in the film has been renamed "Anthony Quinn Bay" after the actor was reported to have bought property nearby. (more)

Filming Locations:
Associated British Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK (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...
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations (more)