The Guns of Navarone

Based On the book by Alistair MacLean

The Guns of Navarone is a 1961 epic war film directed by J. Lee Thompson, written and produced by Carl Foreman, and starring Gregory Peck, David Niven and Anthony Quinn, along with Stanley Baker, Anthony Quayle, Irene Papas, Gia Scala, and James Darren. It is an adaptation of Alistair MacLean's 1957 novel. The film follows the efforts of an Allied commando unit to destroy a seemingly impregnable German fortress that threatens Allied naval ships in the Aegean Sea. A British and American co-production, the film was released by Columbia Pictures on 28 April 1961.

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Release date:

April 27, 1961

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Cast:

Gregory Peck, James Robertson Justice, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Quayle

Genre:

Adventure, Drama, Action, War

Country:

United States, United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

1961 in adaptations