The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone
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1961
2h 40m
7.3(832 votes)
War
Adventure
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Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

49 members
Acting

Gregory Peck

Capt. Keith Mallory

Gregory Peck
Acting

David Niven

Cpl. John Anthony Miller

David Niven
Acting

Anthony Quinn

Col. Andrea Stavros

Anthony Quinn
Acting

Stanley Baker

Pvt. 'Butcher' Brown

Stanley Baker
Acting

Anthony Quayle

Maj. Roy Franklin

Anthony Quayle
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James Darren

Pvt. Spyros Pappadimos

James Darren
Acting

Irene Papas

Maria Pappadimos

Irene Papas
Acting

Gia Scala

Anna

Gia Scala
Acting

James Robertson Justice

Commodore Jensen / Prologue Narrator

James Robertson Justice
Acting

Richard Harris

Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby RAAF

Richard Harris
Directing

Bryan Forbes

Cohn

Bryan Forbes
Acting

Allan Cuthbertson

Maj. Baker

Allan Cuthbertson
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Michael Trubshawe

Weaver

Michael Trubshawe
Acting

Percy Herbert

Sgt. Grogan

Percy Herbert
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George Mikell

SS Hauptman Sessler

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Walter Gotell

Muesel

Walter Gotell
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Tutte Lemkow

Nicolai

Tutte Lemkow
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Albert Lieven

Commandant

Albert Lieven
Acting

Norman Wooland

Group Captain

Norman Wooland
Acting

Κλεώ Σκουλούδη

Bride

Κλεώ Σκουλούδη
Acting

Nicholas Papakonstantinou

Patrol Boat Captain

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Christopher Rhodes

German Gunnery Officer

Christopher Rhodes
Acting

William Hoehne Jr.

German Officer on Navarone

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Andrew Andreas

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Victor Beaumont

German Officer in Gun Cave (uncredited)

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Crew

Jack Cooper

German Soldier on Patrol Boat (uncredited)

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Acting

Carl Duering

German Radar Operator (uncredited)

Carl Duering
Acting

Peter Evans

German Soldier (uncredited)

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Chick Fowles

German Soldier (uncredited)

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Wolf Frees

Radio Operator (uncredited)

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Alan Gibbs

German Officer (uncredited)

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Peter Grant

British Commando (uncredited)

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Gerard Heinz

German surgeon (uncredited)

Gerard Heinz
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Frank Henson

Radio operator (uncredited)

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Arthur Howell

German Officer (uncredited)

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Walter Kightly

German Soldier (uncredited)

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Rosemary Nicols

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Rosemary Nicols
Acting

Robert Rietti

Mallory - German Voice (voice) (uncredited)

Robert Rietti
Acting

Michael Sarne

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Michael Sarne
Acting

Bob Simmons

German Soldier on Navarone (uncredited)

Bob Simmons
Acting

John Tatham

General's Aide (uncredited)

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Bob Wright

German Soldier (uncredited)

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Terry Yorke

German Soldier (uncredited)

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Stephen Zammit

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Victor Coventry

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Maxwell Craig

German Soldier at Wedding (uncredited)

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Don McMurray

German Soldier (uncredited)

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Joe Powell

German Soldier (uncredited)

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Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

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