The Guns of Navarone | | Cast : | Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Quayle | | Director : | J. Lee Thompson | | Studio : | Columbia/Tristar Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | June 22, 1961 | | DVD Released Date : | February 10, 2004 | | Language : | English (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Portuguese (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Chinese (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | June 21, 2005 | | Summary | A Great Masterpiece on World War II Fiction | Content
 | When I first saw this movie on television back in the days when home entertainment was uncommon, I could hardly wait until it was aired again. Very suspenseful, this movie is bound to keep viewers on their toes. Gregory Peck stars as Captain Keith Mallory whose mission was to sabotage a Nazi Menace in the Adriatic that had destroyed much of the Royal Navy vessels sailing near the small Greek island of Navarone. Co-starring was David Niven who plays Corporal John Anthony Miller, an expert in explosives, who, accompanies Mallory on the mission, both under the command of Major Roy Franklin (Anthony Quayle).
All was not easy during the mission, especially the scene in the Adriatic during a fierce storm that had hampered their attempts to dock as close as possible to the craggy shores that resulted in destroying their small boat as was the scaling of the cliff after reaching the shore. With Maj. Franklin seriously wounded, the command was turned over to Mallory.
Anthony Quinn was spectacular in his role as Colonel Andrea Stavros, especially when he was struggling to survive by swimming to the boat near the end of the movie and almost giving up with Mallory vainly trying to save his life. Portions of this film: the firing of the heavy German cannons from inside the cavern on Navarone, the destruction of the cannons and the sounding of the sirens from the Royal Navy vessels were augmented into the beginning of the sequel "Force 10 from Navarone" (1978), starring Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford and Edward Fox.
"The Guns of Navarone" is certainly a classic and one that is a must see, especially for any Peck or Niven fan.
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| Rating | | | Date | June 10, 2005 | | Summary | EXCELLENT!!!!!! A++++++++ | Content
| Okay, so the movie runs a little bit long, BUT... the acting was EXCELLENT, and the dialogue was so well-written (tense, crisp, and flowed seemlessly), it was easy for the viewer to forget they were even watching a movie.
Some things are predictable in the film, whereas other scenes are completely a surprise.
This is a movie that would be hard-pressed to be made today. Partly because there are very few actors in Hollywood today who have the "acting chops" to take on these roles. Additionally, I believe that in the year 2005, so many "actors" are in films because of how they look. In this film, many of the actors (with the exception of Gregory Peck and Bobby Darin) were almost downright ugly. Obviously "looks" did not matter when this movie was made, as the acting is what really mattered and the acting skills of the entire cast was superb!
If you LOVE war movies, then this movie should be in your collection. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 19, 2005 | | Summary | Great! | Content
| This story of World War II, obviously filmed a few decades ago, is full of the right amounts of drama, action, and averall appeal. I highly reccommend it for a Father's Day Gift or for yourself. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 16, 2005 | | Summary | Gregory Peck + WWII movie =ENTERTAINMENT! | Content
| Exciting movie full of suspense...if you have not seen this movie you must! If you like action and adventure and danger, plus WWII history, go get this movie!!!
The guns of Navarone are huge Nazi cannons, installed on an Aegean island behind enemy lines. Anthony Quayle is the officer assigned by the British to lead a task force to put the guns out of commission.
When Quayle is injured, the mission winds up in the relatively inexperienced hands of Gregory Peck. There's little love lost between Peck, explosives expert David Niven and Greek patriot Anthony Quinn, especially when it becomes known that there's a traitor in their midst. Resistance leader Irene Papas weeds out the traitor, but there's still those guns to take care of. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 31, 2004 | | Summary | One of My Favorites!!!! | Content
| I first seeing this film as a little boy and I fell in love with it then!! One could remake this classic but would the chemistry be right like it was in this masterpiece. If they did I believe that Pierce Brosnan would make an excellent Captain Mallory. Also I believe Denzel Washington, Francisco Quinn, Julianne Marguilles and Sean Connery would be supberb prospects for key members of a supporting cast!!!! |
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