The Guns of Navarone [Collector's Edition] [2 Discs]

Director: J. Lee Thompson, J Lee Thompson J. Lee Thompson

Overview

This spectacular World War II epic finds 2,000 trapped soldiers on a Greek island by Nazi invaders. Their only hope of escape is by boat. A small party led by Mallory (Gregory Peck) must make it by the radar station and immense firepower at Navarone. Miller (David Niven) is the demolition expert needed to sabotage the fortress. The men must scale the massive cliffs in order to blow up the enemy stronghold. Anthony Quinn plays the Greek resistance officer who battles with Mallory. Stanley Baker, Richard Harris and James Darren also star in the $6,000,000 production. Musical score is provided by Dimitri Tiompkin.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/08/2007
UPC:	0043396163232
Original Release:	1961
Rating:	NR
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:37:00
Sales rank:	10,406

Special Features

New audio commentary from film historian Stphen J. Rubin; New "Forging the Guns of Navarone" documentary; new "Ironic Epic of Heroism" Documentary; New "A Heroic Scene" featurette; New "Epic Restoration" featurette; New narration-free prologue; New roadshow intermission; Audio commentary from director J. Lee Thompson; "Memories of Navarone" retrospective documentary; "A Message From Carl Foreman"; "Great Funs" original featurette; "No Visitors" original featurette; "Honeymoon on Rhodes" original featurette; "Two Girls on the Town" original featurette; Talent files, production notes and more!

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Gregory Peck	Capt. Mallory
David Niven	Cpl. Miller
Anthony Quinn	Col. Stavros
Stanley Baker	CPO Brown
Anthony Quayle	Maj. Franklin
Irene Papas	Maria
Gia Scala	Anna
James Darren	Pvt. Pappadimos
James Robertson Justice	Jensen,Commodore Jensen / Prologue Narrator
Richard Harris	Barnsby
Bryan Forbes	Cohn
Allan Cuthbertson	Baker
Michael Trubshawe	Weaver
Percy Herbert	Grogan
George Mikell	Sessler
Walter Gotell	Muesel
Tutte Lemkow	Nikolai
Albert Lieven	Commandant
Norman Wooland	Group Captain
Cleo Scouloudi	Bride
Nicholas Papakonstantantinou	Patrol Boat Captain
Christopher Rhodes	German Gunnery Officer
James Robertson	Jensen
Kleo Skouloudi	Bride
Nicholas Papakonstantinou	Patrol Boat Captain
Victor Beaumont	German Officer in Gun Cave
Victor Buono	Greek Cleric at Wedding Plaza
Jack Cooper	German Soldier on Patrol Boat
Carl Duering	German Radar Operator
Maxwell Craig	Actor
Peter Evans	Actor
Chick Fowles	Actor
Wolf Frees	Actor
Peter Grant	Actor
Andrew Andreas	Wedding Guest
Rosemary Nicols	Undetermined Secondary Role
Michael Sarne	Extra
Bob Simmons	German Soldier on Navarone
Dimitri Tiomkin	Composer

Technical Credits

Carl Foreman

Alistair MacLean

J. Lee Thompson	Director,Director
Carl Foreman	Producer,Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Wally Veevers	Special Effects
Bill Warrington	Special Effects
Vivian C. Greenham	Special Effects,Sound Effects
Alistair MacLean	Screenwriter
Bob Cuff	Special Effects
John Cox	Sound Effects
George Stephenson	Sound Effects
Jack Davies	Sound Effects
Ernest Webb	Sound Effects
Bob Anderson	Stunts
Cecil Ford	Producer

Editorial Reviews

1961's The Guns of Navarone is proof that excitement and drama have always owed more to good storytelling than to computer graphics and hurtling asteroids. A classic underdog war tale, the film boasts strong human drama and intense emotional involvement, thanks in large part to the compelling performances of Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, David Niven, and Anthony Quayle. The huge scale of the production -- hundreds of extras were used in the on-location Mediterranean shoot -- adds to the film's realistic tension. Navarone took home an Academy Award for its special effects; writer Carl Foreman would be nominated for Best Screenplay for his first official screen credit since being blacklisted. Some rental copies may contain unnecessary edits and dubbing; look for the restored version.