The Guns of Navarone (1961) | |
| Director(s) | J. Lee Thompson, Alexander Mackendrick (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Leon Becker (associate), Cecil F. Ford (associate), Carl Foreman |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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The Guns of Navarone (1961) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Alexander Mackendrick and J. Lee Thompson and produced by Carl Foreman, Cecil F. Ford and Leon Becker.
Academy Awards 1961 --- Ceremony Number 34 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Director | J. Lee Thompson | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Alan Osbiston | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Dimitri Tiomkin | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Carl Foreman, Producer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Carl Foreman | Nominated |
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Alastair MacLean's The Guns of Navarone
By Rick29 on Jun 14, 2020 From Classic Film & TV CafeA long movie that doesn't seem long is a carefully-crafted motion picture. Such is the case with The Guns of Navarone (1961), which clocks in at a brisk 158 minutes. Based on Alastair MacLean's 1957 novel, it tells the story of a small military team tasked with destroying two huge German guns. Th... Read full article
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
By Beatrice on Jul 14, 2017 From Flickers in TimeThe Guns of Navarone ? Directed by J. Lee Thompson Written by Carl Foreman from a novel by Alastair MacLean 1961/USA Columbia Pictures Corp/Highroad Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This is a solid war movie with a fantastic cast and lots of explosions. Mallory (Gregory Peck) is a multi-... Read full article
The Guns of Navarone
By Alyson on Mar 12, 2010 From The Best Picture ProjectAction and adventure await six men on a dangerous mission to destroy the two powerful guns on German occupied Navarone.? These guns control the fate of the seas and nearby Greek islands, including one full of trapped British troops.? No one can get to or leave the island, not even by plane and more ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Commodore Jensen: Gentlemen, these men have a special interest in Navarone. I got your radio report, but I thought perhaps you could be more specific.
Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby RAAF: I'll be specific! As you can plainly see, it was ruddy awful. But we'd love to go back. Wouldn't we, boys?
[His boys give several loud cheers]
Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby RAAF: Just as soon as we can! BUT - we've got one condition. We want the joker who thought this one up to come with us. And when we get there, we're gonna shove him out at ten thousand feet - without a parachute.
Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby RAAF: First, you've got that bloody old fortress on top of that bloody cliff. Then you've got the bloody cliff overhang. You can't even see the bloody cave, let alone the bloody guns. And anyway, we haven't got a bloody bomb big enough to smash that bloody rock. And that's the bloody truth, sir.
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Facts about
According to the 50th anniversary book about the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight the Flight's Lancaster appeared in the film.
The $50,000 fee paid to composer Dimitri Tiomkin was the highest fee paid to a composer for a single feature film score up to that time.
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