I don't know if director J. Lee Thompson ever won an Oscar, but he should have for this movie. This flick is easily in my top 5. Peck, Niven, Quinn, and Quayle provide exciting, excellent performances. In this time of summer blockbusters like Wolverine and Star Trek, it is good for me personally to remember how awesome something like "Navarone" really is. I dare anyone to watch "The Guns of Navarone" and "Lawrence of Arabia" and not see where Spielberg got half his shots for "Raiders" - just sayin'. Based on the novel by Alistair MacLean.
One of the best War flicks from 1961. It stars 3 late greats Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, & David Niven. Cool war classic Look for it on DVD and enjoy.
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