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Alistair Stuart MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacGill-Eain; 21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories. Many of his novels have been adapted to film, most notably The Guns of Navarone (1957) and Ice Station Zebra (1963).
Dec 4, 2021 · Alistair MacLean, a man who would go on to find fame and fortune – a cliché, but perfectly appropriate – with novels such as Where Eagles Dare and The Guns Of Navarone. MacLean’s win wasn’t...
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- 'Where Eagles Dare' (1968) IMDb Score: 7.6/10. As with The Guns of Navarone, a team of commandos is sent into enemy territory to do what conventional forces could not possibly achieve.
- 'The Guns of Navarone' (1961) IMDb Score: 7.5/10. In this 1961 film a group of British soldiers in WWII are stuck on the Greek island of Leros and can only be rescued by sea, but ships cannot get past large German guns sited on the island of Navarone; a special team of commandos is sent to the island to destroy them.
- 'Breakheart Pass' (1975) IMDb Score: 6.7/10. There is something intriguing about a Scottish writer penning a Western about smuggling guns and ammunition to a cabal of Native Americans in cahoots with a criminal gang under the guise of delivering medical supplies to a fort with a garrison suffering from a diphtheria epidemic.
- 'Ice Station Zebra' (1968) IMDb Score: 6.6/10. In a race to retrieve the film from a Soviet spy satellite that malfunctioned and landed on the ice in the Arctic, an American nuclear submarine under the command of James Ferraday (Rock Hudson), races north with two spies (Patrick McGoohan and Ernest Borgnine) and a platoon of marines.
Alistair MacLean was one of the popular Scottish novelists who used to write thrillers and adventure novels. His writing career includes a total of 29 bestselling novels, which helped him to be recognized among the outstanding writers of his time.
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- February 2, 1987
- April 28, 1922
- Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean, Clint Willis (Introduction)
- The Guns of Navarone.
- Ice Station Zebra.
- When Eight Bells Toll.
Alistair Stuart MacLean (or Alasdair MacGill-Eain in Gaelic) lived from 28 April 1922 to 2 February 1987. He achieved great success as the author of a series of thrillers and adventure stories written between 1955 and 1986, many of which were also made into films.
Alistair MacLean has 269 books on Goodreads with 256640 ratings. Alistair MacLean’s most popular book is Where Eagles Dare.
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