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The Guns of Navarone is a 1961 epic adventure war film directed by J. Lee Thompson. The screenplay by producer Carl Foreman was based on Alistair MacLean's 1957 novel The Guns of Navarone. The film stars Gregory Peck, David Niven and Anthony Quinn, along with Stanley Baker, Anthony Quayle, Irene Papas, Gia Scala, James Darren and Richard Harris.

Plot
A group of elite Greek soldiers is assigned the impossible task of taking out the powerful German cannons on the Aegean island with the help of guerrilla fighters.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The idea of a war film about taking out the powerful German cannons on the Aegean island with the help of guerrilla fighters is very original.
 * 2) It stays faithful to the novel of what is based on by aurthur Alistair MacLean.
 * 3) Epic action sequences, such as TBA.
 * 4) Great cinematography by Oswald Morris.
 * 5) Some amazing moments, TBA.
 * 6) Many actors gave amazing performances as Captain Keith Mallory, Cpl John Anthony Miller, and some others.
 * 7) Amazing soundtrack that was composed by Dimitri Tiomkin.

Bad Qualties

 * 1) The pacing can be very slow at times in some parts of this movie, considering being a 158-minute film with a lot of filler.

Reception
The film recieved mostly positve reviews from critics, and audiences alike. It holds a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 24 reviews, with an average score of 7.93 out of 10, while it has a 86% audience score rating on the same site. On IMDB, it has a 7.5/10 rating, based on 46,000 reviews.

Trivia

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Videos
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