The Guns of Navarone

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Academy Award-winners Gregory Peck (1962, Best Actor, To Kill A Mockingbird), David Niven (1958, Best Actor, Separate Tables), and Anthony Quinn (1952, Best Supporting Actor, Viva Zapata!; 1956, Lust For Life) star as a team of Allied military specialists

Academy Award-winners Gregory Peck (1962, Best Actor, To Kill A Mockingbird), David Niven (1958, Best Actor, Separate Tables), and Anthony Quinn (1952, Best Supporting Actor, Viva Zapata!; 1956, Lust For Life) star as a team of Allied military specialists recruited for a dangerous but imperative mission: to infiltrate a Nazi-occupied fortress and disable two long-range field guns so that 2,000 trapped British soldiers may be rescued. Faced with an unforgiving sea voyage, hazardous terrain, and the possibility of a traitor among them, the team must overcome the impossible without losing their own lives. Adapted by screenwriter Carl Foreman from Alistair MacLean's best-selling novel, The Guns Of Navarone was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture, and won for Best Special Effects (1961).Special Features:The Resistance Dossier of Navarone: The Blu-ray interactive dossier gives the viewer all new access to detailed information on The Guns of Navarone, the real world history that inspired the film, and insights from film and military historians on the continuing effect the film has on popular culture.Commentary with Film Historian Stephen J. RubinCommentary with Director J. Lee ThompsonForging the Guns of Navarone: Notes from the SetIconic Epic of HeroismEpic RestorationA Heroic ScoreNarration-free PrologueMemories of Navarone Retrospective DocumentaryMessage from Carl ForemanGreat Guns Original FeaturetteNo Visitors FeaturetteHoneymoon on RhodesTwo Girls On The Town Original FeaturetteOriginal TrailerExhibitor's Trailer

Product details

Barcode / identifier

5050629001037

Brand

Sony Pictures

Manufacturer part number

SBR10010

Category

Blu-ray

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Entertainment > DVD and Blu-Ray > Blu-ray