Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby RAAF
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5 days ago · Learn about the classic war film based on a novel by Alistair MacLean, starring Gregory Peck, David Niven, and Anthony Quinn. Discover its box office success, Oscar nominations, practical effects, theme song, sequel, and more.
4 days ago · The Guns of Navarone is the epic adventure of six Allied saboteurs dispatched to knock out two large caliber German guns positioned within a natural rock fortress on the fictional Greek island of Navarone. The mission is undertaken so that British warships can safely pass the island to rescue British troops stranded on a neighboring island ...
3 days ago · A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
- J. Lee Thompson
- U
- 14
4 days ago · A top-secret mission to rescue a downed American general. Spies and double agents everywhere. You’d be hard pressed to find a more quintessential ‘men on a mission’ film than Where Eagles Dare – based on Alistair MacLean’s best-selling novel… except maybe The Guns of Navarone (1961), a previous MacLean adaptation.
Jan 11, 2024 · A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
- J. Lee Thompson
- PG
- 27
5 days ago · The Guns of Navarone (1961) – Their mission: take out massive Nazi guns on a Greek island before they blow up Allied troop ships. Their assets: Gregory Peck, who can speak any language like a native and climb cliffs, and Anthony Quinn, who hates Peck’s guts. Their liabilities: David Niven is a passive-aggressive prick, and...
1 day ago · Before being recruited by Hollywood, J. Lee Thompson made a string of classic films including: Yield to the Night (1956), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), Tiger Bay (1959), North West Frontier (1959) and The Guns of Navarone (1961).
