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The Guns of Navarone (1961)
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David Niven,
Gregory Peck,
Anthony Quinn,
Stanley Baker,
James Darren,
Irene Papas,
Anthony Quayle,
Gia Scala
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J. Lee Thomspn
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Action / Adventure,
Classic
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Columbia / TriStar
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English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai
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157 mins
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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 B | | |
