Directed by J. Lee Thompson, The Guns of Navarone is a 1961 film that is based on a popular 1957 novel by the Scottish thriller writer Alistair MacLean. The film revolves around an incident in World War II. The novel and the film The Guns of Navarone share the same plot of the efforts of an Allied commando, who teams together for destroying a seemingly impregnable German fortress.
The Guns of Navarone released on June 22, 1961, produced by Carl Foreman. The music of the movie was arranged by Dimitri Tiomkin, cinematography done by by Oswald Morris, editing by Alan Osbiston, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The budget for making and distributing the movie was an estimated amount of $6,000,000. With an eye catching tagline: An impregnable fortress…An invincible army…and the unstoppable commando team, the film was well accepted by the movie goers of the time.
Plot Outline of The Guns of Navarone
Two powerful German guns keep control of the seas past the island of Navarone in Greece, thus making it impossible for the endangered British troops to evacuate a neighboring island. The film starts with a helicopter view of the Greek Islands and a narrator begins to set the scene.
It is 1943, and 2000 British soldiers are trapped on the island of Kheros in the Aegean, situated near Turkey. The Germans are in an attempt to bully Turkey and make it to join the Axis. Since time is running short and the Germans are likely to launch an assault on the British army, they try to draw neutral Turkey on the Axis side.
In the nearby island of Navarone, massive guns are stationed which makes rescue by the Royal Navy close to impossible. As air attack turns out to be useless for suppressing the Allied battleships, the British commando officer Keith Mallory ferries a team of British commandos to the island of Navarone. Mallory takes control of the mission after the commander officer suffers grave injury. In this way their expedition continues and ultimately they succeed in achieving their mission.
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Starcast of The Guns of Navarone
The movie stars Gergory Peck, playing the major role of Keith Mallory, associated by other actors like David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, and many others.
With a well drawn plot and an attractive star cast The Guns of Navarone managed to keep the viewers glued to the screen for the entire 158 minutes of its screening time.
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