THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1961)
Featuring: Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Alistair MacLean only ever wrote one sequel to any of his works and that was Force 10 From Navarone which was the follow-up novel to The Guns Of Navarone. Both were made into movies but of cause the most famous of the two is the latter.
In 1943, two thousand British troops found themselves trapped on a Greek island somewhere in the Mediterranean. Initially all attempts to rescue them are thwarted by two massive German guns hidden high up in a mountain fortress that simply blew everything out of the water that even so much as try and reach the island. In a last ditch effort to save their trapped soldiers, the Allies assemble a group of specialist saboteurs to go and blow up the guns.
This multi award winning film, which included an Oscar for best special effects and a Golden Globe for best motion picture, stars an A-list cast which included Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn and Anthony Quayle. It is therefor no wonder that The Guns Of Navarone is generally regarded as one of the best WWII movies ever made. I can highly recommend it for any DVD collection and award it 4 out of 5 stars.
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David Niven, Gergory Peck, Anthony Quayle and Anthony Quinn
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