The guns of Navarone / Columbia Pictures Corporation presents a Highroad presentation ; written for the screen and produced by Carl Foreman ; directed by J. Lee Thompson.
A team of Allied military specialists are recruited for a dangerous but imperative mission: to infiltrate a Nazi-occupied fortress in Greece 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 p...
| Uniform Title: | Columbia classics.
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| Language: | English French Portuguese Spanish |
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English |
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English (Dolby 5.1, Dolby surround), French, Portuguese (Dolby 5.1), Spanish dialogue, English, French, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Edition: | Collector's edition. |
| Series: | Columbia classics.
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| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (approximately 157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
A team of Allied military specialists are recruited for a dangerous but imperative mission: to infiltrate a Nazi-occupied fortress in Greece 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. |
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| Note: | Title from disc label. Based on the novel by Alistair MacLean. Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. Special features: New audio commentary from film historian Stephen J. Rubin; new "Forging the Guns of Navarone" documentary; new "Ironic epic of heroism" documentary; new "A heroic score" featurette; new "Epic restoration" featurette; new narration-free prologue; new Roadshow intermission; audio commentary from director J. Lee Thompson; "Memories of Navarone" retrospective documentary; "A message from Carl Foreman;" "Great guns" original featurette; "No visitors" original featurette; "Honeymoon on Rhodes" featurette; "Two girls on the town" original featurette; talent files; production notes. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CQ8 D0081135 VideoDVD |
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Not rated. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, USA, 1962: Oscar - Best Special Effects. |
| ISBN: | 1424829887 9781424829880 |
| Credits: | Photographer, Oswald Morris ; original music, Dimitri Tiomkin ; film editor, Alan Osbiston. |
| System Details: | DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital surround, remastered in high definition. |
| Cast: |
Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, Anthony Quayle, Irene Papas, Gia Scala, James Darren. |