The Guns of Navarone (1961)
The beginning of The Guns of Navarone will seem a little complicated, but for your own sake, keep watching. It’ll be one of the most riveting war classics you’ll ever watch.
I’ll help you out: In the thick of WWII, the British try to rescue 2,000 troops on an island, but they’re shot to pieces by automatic machine guns on the neighboring island of Navarone. Naturally, their next mission is to sneak onto Navarone and shut off the motion-detecting guns. It sounds a lot more complicated the way the plot is described in the exposition of the movie, but basically that’s the gist of it. Six men are given the assignment, and not only is it a virtually impossible mission, but not everyone in the group gets along. Anthony Quayle and David Niven are best buds, but Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn are long-standing enemies who are one argument away from killing each other.
Based on Alistair MacLean’s bestselling novel, Carl Foreman wrote and directed an intense, suspenseful, and exciting film. As soon as the group is gathered together and start the mission, you’re in for a non-stop, edge-of-your-seat, fantastic war thriller. Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn show off their acting chops early on, and I won’t blame you if you wonder halfway through the film, “Why is David Niven in this movie?” After all, he has a significantly smaller role than the other leads and isn’t given anything to do besides make sarcastic comments. You’ll be happy to hear that in the second half of the movie, he’s given plenty to do. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a bigger Niven fan than I, but even if you’re not utterly in love with him, I’m sure you’ll agree he gives a fantastic performance alongside Greg, the Anthonys, Gia Scala, Richard Harris, Stanley Baker, James Darren, and Irene Papas.
The Guns of Navarone won the 1961 Oscar for Best Special Effects, and was nominated for six additional Oscars: Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Sound, Editing, and Music. As you might recall, West Side Story swept the awards that season, but after you watch The Guns of Navarone, you might think the Academy misgave a few awards. I highly recommend you rent it the next time you’re in the mood to watch an actually good movie. It’ll stand out among so many mediocre ones.
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More Richard Harris movies here!
More David Niven movies here!
More Gregory Peck movies here!
More Anthony Quinn movies here!
I’ll help you out: In the thick of WWII, the British try to rescue 2,000 troops on an island, but they’re shot to pieces by automatic machine guns on the neighboring island of Navarone. Naturally, their next mission is to sneak onto Navarone and shut off the motion-detecting guns. It sounds a lot more complicated the way the plot is described in the exposition of the movie, but basically that’s the gist of it. Six men are given the assignment, and not only is it a virtually impossible mission, but not everyone in the group gets along. Anthony Quayle and David Niven are best buds, but Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn are long-standing enemies who are one argument away from killing each other.
Based on Alistair MacLean’s bestselling novel, Carl Foreman wrote and directed an intense, suspenseful, and exciting film. As soon as the group is gathered together and start the mission, you’re in for a non-stop, edge-of-your-seat, fantastic war thriller. Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn show off their acting chops early on, and I won’t blame you if you wonder halfway through the film, “Why is David Niven in this movie?” After all, he has a significantly smaller role than the other leads and isn’t given anything to do besides make sarcastic comments. You’ll be happy to hear that in the second half of the movie, he’s given plenty to do. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a bigger Niven fan than I, but even if you’re not utterly in love with him, I’m sure you’ll agree he gives a fantastic performance alongside Greg, the Anthonys, Gia Scala, Richard Harris, Stanley Baker, James Darren, and Irene Papas.
The Guns of Navarone won the 1961 Oscar for Best Special Effects, and was nominated for six additional Oscars: Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Sound, Editing, and Music. As you might recall, West Side Story swept the awards that season, but after you watch The Guns of Navarone, you might think the Academy misgave a few awards. I highly recommend you rent it the next time you’re in the mood to watch an actually good movie. It’ll stand out among so many mediocre ones.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Juhi Thaker" for posting!
More Richard Harris movies here!
More David Niven movies here!
More Gregory Peck movies here!
More Anthony Quinn movies here!