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1961 · 160 min · NR

The Guns of Navarone

Directed by J. Lee Thompson · Adventure, Drama, War

The Guns of Navarone (1961) is a Adventure film, directed by J. Lee Thompson set in Greece during the 1940s. It runs 160 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of war's cost and betrayal run throughout.

Composer
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography
Oswald Morris
Cast
Gregory PeckDavid NivenAnthony QuinnStanley BakerAnthony QuayleJames DarrenIrene PapasGia Scala

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Greece
Setting
IslandCoastal SeaMountain
When
1940s

Premise & themes

Themes
War's CostBetrayal
Tone
Tense

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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