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Summary: Intriguing war movie
Review: The Guns of Navarone is an excellent WWII adventure based on the novel by Alistair MacLean. It tells the story of Captain Keith Mallory and a team of expert saboteours who must destroy two radar controlled guns on the Mediterranean island of Navarone. If they do not succeed in their mission, 2,000 Allied troops on the island of Kheros will be killed unless they can be picked up before a German invasion. This movie is full of adventure as the team climbs a 400 foot cliff, battles German patrols all over the island, disputes among themselves, and so much more. This movie never slows down from beginning to end as the team tries to make their way into the small island fortress containing the guns. Boosted by an excellent Dimitri Tiomkin score similar to his score for The Alamo, this is a great movie with plenty of action and an excellent cast. Gregory Peck stars as Captain Keith Mallory, who must lead the team on their mission. He is his usual good self in the role. David Niven and Anthony Quinn are both excellent as Corporal Miller, the logical explosives expert, and Colonel Andrea Stavros, a Greek guerilla fighter who has a past with Mallory. The rest of the team includes Anthony Quayle as Major Franklin, Stanley Baker as Brown, the expert with machines and knives, James Darren as Papadimos, the ruthless killer, and Irene Pappas and Gia Scala as two underground fighters on the island. James Robertson Justice and Robert Harris also make brief, but very effective, appearances early in the movie. The special edition DVD includes production notes, widescreen presentation, theatrical trailers, a documentary, commentary, and several featurettes. This is an excellent WWII adventure with great action and a perfect cast. If you like the movie, check out the novel by Alistair MacLean. Don't miss The Guns of Navarone!
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Summary: GON revisited
Review: The Guns Of Navarone is the first in a long line of WWII 'Men on a Mission' films that sprung up in the sixties and early seventies. Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn and David Niven head the cast as Mallory, Andreas and Miller along with James Darren , Stanley Baker and Anthony Quale (the actual leader of the mission,incapacitated by an unfortunate climbing accident midway through the film)Also, look fast for Richard Harris! This interesting team of commandos are set out to destroy two massive german guns that are being used to thwart the allies efforts to invade the island of Navarone , which is currently being occupied by the Nazis ( as usual thousands of Nazis ) along the way they are met up with two Greek women from the undergroung to help with the plot against the germans. This Film is absolutely gripping from start to finish. with excellant action, character development and a thrilling climax, even by todays standards this film still holds up as one the most exciting WWII/mission movies ever do yourself a favor and put this on your "do not Miss" list, there is also a sequel called Force 10 from Navarone that is good as well
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Summary: life is dream
Review: This is, I think, one of the most palpable samples of cinema that deny the idea that you can only achieve a good film if it's "based in real facts" as if these affirmation were a warranty of quality. These supposition is absolutely false. We need perhaps a cinema absolutely real, but I'm afraid we don't like that very much. For that we have yet daily life. We love much more films that show not reality, but these things we desire reality should be, but never happens. In effect, can we affirm that the exploit of the British commandos is credible?: absolutely not, but that doesn't matter. The film is very good; the actors are into the best of the moment. Simply this is you can't defeat thousands of the most stupid soldiers with a half dozen of men, doesn't matter how much skilled and heroic you are, and I'm afraid personally have not much of these. The merit of movies as this remains, I think, in the people which have the ability to make us dream in these stories as truth, no matter if they deal with flying saucers, or love between rich and poor, or war actions. We like that and usually we don't demand much credibility, and less if done with wisdom. Surely without these fantasies the life would be a bit more dark. Yes, there are in the world a place for magic of all colors as these powerful but unbelievable guns at Navarone.
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