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The Guns of Navarone

- The Greatest High Adventure Ever Filmed!

A team of allied saboteurs are 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.

Release Date : 1961-04-27

Language :GermanEnglishGreek

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Highroad ProductionsColumbia Pictures

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Navarone 1: The Guns of Navarone

Cast

Gregory Peck

Character Name : Capt. Keith Mallory

Original Name : Gregory Peck

Gender : Male

David Niven

Character Name : Cpl. James Arthur Miller

Original Name : David Niven

Gender : Male

Anthony Quinn

Character Name : Col. Andrea Stavros

Original Name : Anthony Quinn

Gender : Male

Stanley Baker

Character Name : Pvt. 'Butcher' Brown

Original Name : Stanley Baker

Gender : Male

Anthony Quayle

Character Name : Maj. Roy Franklin

Original Name : Anthony Quayle

Gender : Male

James Darren

Character Name : Pvt. Spyros Pappadimos

Original Name : James Darren

Gender : Male

Irene Papas

Character Name : Maria Pappadimos

Original Name : Irene Papas

Gender : Female

Gia Scala

Character Name : Anna

Original Name : Gia Scala

Gender : Female

James Robertson Justice

Character Name : Commodore Jensen / Prologue Narrator

Original Name : James Robertson Justice

Gender : Male

Richard Harris

Character Name : Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby RAAF

Original Name : Richard Harris

Gender : Male

Bryan Forbes

Character Name : Cohn

Original Name : Bryan Forbes

Gender : Male

Allan Cuthbertson

Character Name : Maj. Baker

Original Name : Allan Cuthbertson

Gender : Male

Michael Trubshawe

Character Name : Weaver

Original Name : Michael Trubshawe

Gender : Male

Percy Herbert

Character Name : Sgt. Grogan

Original Name : Percy Herbert

Gender : Male

George Mikell

Character Name : SS Hauptman Sessler

Original Name : George Mikell

Gender : Male

Walter Gotell

Character Name : Muesel

Original Name : Walter Gotell

Gender : Male

Tutte Lemkow

Character Name : Nicolai

Original Name : Tutte Lemkow

Gender : Male

Albert Lieven

Character Name : Commandant

Original Name : Albert Lieven

Gender : Male

Norman Wooland

Character Name : Group Captain

Original Name : Norman Wooland

Gender : Male

Kleo Skouloudi

Character Name : Bride

Original Name : Κλεώ Σκουλούδη

Gender : Female

Nicholas Papakonstantinou

Character Name : Patrol Boat Captain

Original Name : Nicholas Papakonstantinou

Gender : Male

Christopher Rhodes

Character Name : German Gunnery Officer

Original Name : Christopher Rhodes

Gender : Male

William Hoehne Jr.

Character Name : German Officer on Navarone

Original Name : William Hoehne Jr.

Gender : Male

Andrew Andreas

Character Name : Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Andrew Andreas

Gender : Male

Victor Beaumont

Character Name : German Officer in Gun Cave (uncredited)

Original Name : Victor Beaumont

Gender : Male

Jack Cooper

Character Name : German Soldier on Patrol Boat (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Cooper

Gender : Male

Maxwell Craig

Character Name : German Soldier at Wedding (uncredited)

Original Name : Maxwell Craig

Gender : Male

Carl Duering

Character Name : German Radar Operator (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Duering

Gender : Male

Peter Evans

Character Name : German Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Evans

Gender : Male

Chick Fowles

Character Name : German Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Chick Fowles

Gender : Male

Wolf Frees

Character Name : Radio Operator (uncredited)

Original Name : Wolf Frees

Gender : Male

Alan Gibbs

Character Name : German Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Alan Gibbs

Gender : Male

Peter Grant

Character Name : British Commando (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Grant

Gender : Male

Gerard Heinz

Character Name : German surgeon (uncredited)

Original Name : Gerard Heinz

Gender : Male

Frank Henson

Character Name : Radio operator (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Henson

Gender : Male

Arthur Howell

Character Name : German Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Howell

Gender : Male

Walter Kightly

Character Name : German Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Kightly

Gender : Male

Rosemary Nicols

Character Name : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Rosemary Nicols

Gender : Female

Robert Rietti

Character Name : Mallory - German Voice (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Rietti

Gender : Male

Michael Sarne

Character Name : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Sarne

Gender : Male

Bob Simmons

Character Name : German Soldier on Navarone (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Simmons

Gender : Male

John Tatham

Character Name : General's Aide (uncredited)

Original Name : John Tatham

Gender : Male

Bob Wright

Character Name : German Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Wright

Gender : Male

Terry Yorke

Character Name : German Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Terry Yorke

Gender : Male

Stephen Zammit

Character Name : Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Stephen Zammit

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Biffo - Bammo - Boffo! A team of army specialists are assembled with the task of infiltrating a German held Greek island. Then they have to destroy the mighty twin guns up in the hills that blight the British operations on the Aegean waters. Adapted from the Alistair MacLean novel, it's directed by J. Lee Thompson and stars Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Quayle, Stanley Baker and James Darren. Music is scored by Dimitri Tiomkin and cinematography by Oswald Morris. Watching it now it seems oh so very formulaic, but it was rarely the norm back than for war films to always follow this brand of high end adventure staples. The makers take a bunch of men from the various social spectrum and thrust them together for an impossible mission. We have the stiff backed guys with moral reasoning at their core, the rough and tumble men, all face fuzz and machismo seeping from every pore, and a young baby faced youngster blossoming into a man by the day. They will be put through the mangler at regular intervals, faced with scenarios to test their metal, all while the group view each other with suspicions of motives and reasonings. Here the character sub-plots, their hang-ups and frets, do not bog down the fun or the excitement, they enhance the narrative. We also get two ladies entering the group (Irene Papas/Gia Scala), and they too add some meat into an already beefy stew. Action is a plenty, suspense equally so. While of course there's twists and turns to input some mystery and pot boiling character dynamics. Elsewhere, Tiomkin provides a robust Golden Globe Winning score, and Bill Warrington & Chris Greenham's special effects won the Academy Award in that department - they look at times a bit weak now, but who cares right? The array of screen work, matte paintings and miniatures blend superbly with the outdoor location photography, which points us to a time when film makers worked their socks off to create the magic up there on the screen. Oh and the scripted dialogue is just wonderful and beating an intelligent heart. One of the quintessential boy's own - men on a mission movies, The Guns of Navarone, still a treat over 55 years since it was first shown in theatres, and crucially, it's still influencing other film makers as well. 9/10