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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 .. Read more

Starring	Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker
Director	J. Lee Thompson
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

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- Ambitiously produced Boy's Own Paper heroics, with lots of noise and self-sacrifice; intermittently exciting but bogged down by philosophical chat.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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  A World War II Classic not to be missed!!
  
  A small band of allied saboteurs led by Gregory Peck sets out to destroy a set of 2 mighty, radar controlled anti-naval guns which have brought allied shipping ... read more »
  
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  - AlexS
  - London
  - 22 Nov 2004 at 15:58
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  bluray Guns of navarone
  
  Just had Navarone bluray. Fantastic movie of course but my dvd copy is almost as clear as this bluray. Iwas a little disapointed by the quality of the bluray ... read more »
  
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  - 20 May 2012 at 10:10
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  Very good classic
  
  Really good movie, i was forced to sit down and watch it, but once i started i was just into it! really good movie!
  
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- - Afshan
  - 6 reviews
  - 01 Aug 2011 at 12:17
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  Guns Of Naverone
  
  Excellent movie certainly one to rent.
  
  Brilliant cast and story.
  
  Seen it before but a long time ago.
  
  The story line and ... read more »
  
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  - Gloucestershire
  - 26 Aug 2010 at 16:10
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  A great classic ww2 movie
  
  Guns of Navarone filmed on Greek island of Rhodes is one of the great ww2 movies an action packed drama unfold's with several recognisable star.s.
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- - OldRenny
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  - Shirebrook,Notts
  - 05 May 2010 at 22:46
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  Classic
  
  Just a great movie, great cast and a great story. A film you must see, if you dont you will have missed a movie classic.
  
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  - Joby
  - 82 reviews
  - Uckfield
  - 02 Mar 2010 at 16:43
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  the guns of navarone
  
  this was not a bad film leaste i had somethink to watch cozs there is not much on tv in the day
  
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  - Melton Mowbray
  - 20 Jan 2010 at 00:52
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  Classic WWII drama
  
  Good film, with all cast doing very well and Gregory Peck as wooden as always.
  
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  - London
  - 30 Sep 2009 at 16:24
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  Disappointing compared with the novel
  
  I read the book a long time before I saw the film and loved the book so much that I was thoroughly excited to finally get a chance to see this.
  
  So it... read more »
  
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  - Milton Keynes
  - 23 Mar 2009 at 16:02
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  Good shot
  
  Very popular Boys Own action adventure is probably a good 45 minutes too long but has a suitably slippery plot and enough good action setpieces to keep you ... read more »
  
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- - RJNeb2
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  - London
  - 03 Mar 2009 at 00:44
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  content ok
  
  having been in the forces this film at the time was ground breaking i would like to see it re maid with a new cast useing upto date technology i enjoyed the ... read more »
  
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  A World War II Classic not to be missed!!
  
  A small band of allied saboteurs led by Gregory Peck sets out to destroy a set of 2 mighty, radar controlled anti-naval guns which have brought allied shipping ... read more »
  
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  - AlexS
  - London
  - 22 Nov 2004 at 15:58
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  Excellent war classic
  
  Having been a big fan of war films like 'A Bridge Too Far' and 'The Great Escape', as well as ones like 'The Dirty Dozen', I looked ... read more »
  
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- - Stephen Tarr
  - Nottingham, England
  - 06 Aug 2004 at 19:04
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  High Adventure Indeed
  
  Guns of Navarone is a true epic of a film. I am not a huge fan of war films but my view has changed after viewing this masterpiece. It has enough impact by ... read more »
  
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- - Colin Johnstone
  - Arbroath, Scotland
  - 15 Sep 2004 at 16:00
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  All time classic war ...
  
  All time classic war movie with an excellent cast, a true sunday afternoon film which can be watched and watched.
  
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- - David#166
  - DUNDEE
  - 29 Feb 2004 at 17:50
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  very good movie, great...
  
  very good movie, great war film the special effects were awesome for it's time...
  
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- - Henry#7
  - GOSPORT
  - 26 Mar 2004 at 19:39
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  Top war film
  
  Its a great story with a high quality cast. I watched the film with my 7 year old son and we both really enjoyed the action.
  
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- - Justin Blackburn
  - Sheffield, England
  - 09 Feb 2006 at 19:46
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  A Classic
  
  With some of the greatest actors of their generation, this film is a landmark in the war film lexicon. From the voiceover from James Robertson Justice to the ... read more »
  
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- - Tim Bell
  - Cumbria
  - 05 Feb 2005 at 11:28
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  Problems with extras
  
  whilst the film is great trying to watch the extra reatures you will find there is a read problem with the discs this is not a problem with the disc but a fault... read more »
  
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  - Aldershot England
  - 21 Feb 2005 at 00:37
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  Classic
  
  Guns of Navarone is a classic war film that is best watched on a Sunday Afternoon.
  
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  - West Midlands
  - 13 May 2005 at 14:56
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  A British clasic
  
  One of the best WW2 films made. Full of action and great special effects, for the time. If you've holidayed on Rhodes, some scenery may feel familier.
  
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  - Uphill, Somerset
  - 12 Aug 2005 at 17:59

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  One of the great war movies of all time, with an all start cast, and a gripping plot--based on the Alistair MacLean novel. A commando team is sent to a Greek Island to destroy the giant guns of World War II Germany which are controlling a strategic channel in the Aegean Sea. This was a ...

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  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 ...