The Guns of Navarone (Special Edition)
by Alexander Mackendrick, J. Lee Thompson
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Actor: Anthony Quayle, Anthony Quinn, David Niven, Gregory Peck, Stanley BakerDirector: Alexander Mackendrick, J. Lee Thompson
Brand: PECK,GREGORY
Cinematographer: Oswald Morris
Producer: Carl Foreman
Writer: Carl Foreman
Producer: Cecil F. Ford
Producer: Leon Becker
Writer: Alistair MacLean
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Georgian (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 158 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-05-23
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of The Guns of Navarone (Special Edition)
DVD Review: Deep and entertaining at the same time
Summary: 5 Stars
This film shows how far off the track many modern films have gone, when they sacrifice characters for special effects. All too often films of the 21st century use great CGI and film wizardry to paper over the shallowness of a storyline or the paper-thin characters that take part.
Guns of Navarone is a war film that has great characters and a depth that is sadly missing today. The leaders have to wrestle with their consciences in making decisions that will affect the lives of those under them. There is none of this mock-heroic insulting rubbish we see all too often today. Here are people demonstrating genuine fears and emotions without making it ludicrous or false.
Set on fictitious Greek islands, a small group of Allied commandos have to destroy two huge guns that block the way for a rescue fleet of British destroyers who are trying to get 2,000 Allied troops off an island targeted for a massive German invasion.
Ironically this film actually won a best special effects award in 1961, but to me what stands out here is the believeable storyline and the sympathy I feel towards the characters. They are tough but at the same tiem vulnerable, none more so than the tired and worn out Brown, the knife expert, who tells Captain Mallory that he's been 'killing Germans since 1937. There's no end to them.' As a result Mallory gives him the cold shoulder until Brown, desperate to feel part of the team again, is reduced to pleading his usefulness to Mallory.
Mallory himself is seemingly two men; on one hand, he's the cold-hearted, insensitive robot who has to get the job done, but on the other hand his doubts are shown in one telling scene with the traumatised Greek resistance fighter Anna (portrayed in the book as Panayis, a man), when he asks her if his choices are moral.
Great storyline, plenty of action, and real characters to empathise with. And yes, I agree with others, they don't make them like this anymore, sadly.
DVD Review: The Guns of Navarone
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the better older movies I've seen in the past year. Gregory Peck gives one of his better performances as the determined and yet very humane leader of this bunch of ragtag recruits to knock out a major Nazi naval battery in the eastern Mediterranean Sea during WWII. The action pacing keeps the movie interesting, with only a very few slow parts within. The final scenes are particularly memorable -- well worth the brief wait to get there. A great addition to any personal movie library.DVD Review: Guns of Navarone
Summary: 4 Stars
Delivered promptly and as advertised. Filled out a missing item in my collection - may be years berfore I actually view it again. DVD Review: guns of navarone
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is a blast from the past! It's great that you can find old movie titles at this website!DVD Review: giant guns
Summary: 4 Stars
Mr. Peck was refreshing to watch in this adventure of wills... co-operation
with good leadership takes it home.
Description of The Guns of Navarone (Special Edition)
A special commando team sets out to destroy the German army's gun emplacement overlooking the Aegean sea.Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: PG
Release Date: 10-FEB-2004
Media Type: DVD
This rousing, explosive 1961 WWII adventure, based on Alistair MacLean's thrilling novel, turns the war thriller into a deadly caper film. Gregory Peck heads a star-studded cast charged with a near impossible mission: destroy a pair of German guns nestled in a protective cave on the strategic Mediterranean island of Navarone, from where they can control a vital sea passage. As world famous mountain climber turned British army Captain Mallory, Peck leads a guerrilla force composed of the humanistic explosives expert, Miller (David Niven), the ruthless Greek patriot with a grudge, Stavros (Anthony Quinn), veteran special forces soldier Brown (Stanley Baker), and the cool, quiet young marksman Pappadimos (James Darren). This disparate collection of classic types must overcome internal conflicts, enemy attacks, betrayal, and capture to complete their mission. Director J. Lee Thompson sets a driving pace for this exciting (if familiar) military operation, a succession of close calls, pitched battles, and last-minute escapes as our heroes infiltrate the garrisoned town with the help of resistance leader Maria (Irene Papas) and plot their entry into the heavily guarded mountain fort. Carl Foreman's screenplay embraces MacLean's role call of clich?s and delivers them with style, creating one of the liveliest mixes of espionage, combat, and good old-fashioned military derring-do put on film. In 1978, the sequel Force 10 from Navarone was released, but MacLean fans will prefer to check out the action-packed thriller Where Eagles Dare. --Sean Axmaker
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