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02/09/06
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
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Reviews Counted: 21 Fresh: 20 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 47 mins
Synopsis: 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 groundbreaker... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, Anthony Quayle
Director: J. Lee Thompson
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01/01/00
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One of the best WWII action-adventures, with an all-star cast headed by Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, and David Niven, this Oscar-winner (in special effects) is stirringly directed by the vastly underestimated J. Lee Thompson
06/16/07
The Guns of Navarone has long been a big-time favorite of the war-movie aficionados, and the film still holds up resoundingly well today.
11/09/05
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10/01/03
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A good old-fashioned Nazi ass-whomping, aided by some great effects and a charming pair of heroes.
02/06/03
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