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The Guns of Navarone (22-Jun-1961)

Director: J. Lee Thompson

Writer: Carl Foreman

From novel: The Guns of Navarone by Alistair MacLean

Music Composed and Conducted by: Dimitri Tiomkin

Producer: Carl Foreman

Keywords: Action/Adventure, WWII, Nazis

British commando team is sent to destroy a massive siege battery on the Greek island of Navarone, preventing supply of a nearby garrison. Two Greeks assist them; unfortunately, someone on the team is a traitor. Won Oscar for Best Special Effects; received 6 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Dramatic Score. Watch only the restored version in widescreen format.

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Gia Scala
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Norman Wooland
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CAST

Gregory Peck   ...   Mallory
David Niven   ...   Miller
Anthony Quinn   ...   Andrea
Also Starring
Stanley Baker   ...   Brown
Anthony Quayle   ...   Franklin
James Darren   ...   Pappadimos
Irene Papas   ...   Maria
Gia Scala   ...   Anna
Guest Stars
James Robertson Justice   ...   Jensen
Richard Harris   ...   Barnsby
with
Albert Lieven   ...   Commandant
Bryan Forbes   ...   Cohn
Allan Cuthbertson   ...   Baker
Walter Gotell   ...   Muesel
Norman Wooland   ...   Group Captain
Michael Trubshawe   ...   Weaver
Percy Herbert   ...   Grogan
George Mikell   ...   Sessler
Tutte Lemkow   ...   Nikolai
Cleo Scouloudi   ...   Bride
Christopher Rhodes   ...   German Master Gunner
Nicholas Papakonstantinou   ...   Patrol Boat Captain

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