The Guns of Navarone
“The greatest high adventure ever filmed!”
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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2 films
Cast
50 people
Gregory Peck
Capt. Keith Mallory
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Omen
David Niven
Cpl. John Anthony Miller
Known for
The Pink Panther
Around the World in 80 Days
Anthony Quinn
Col. Andrea Stavros
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
Jesus of Nazareth
Stanley Baker
Pvt. 'Butcher' Brown
Known for
Zulu
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Anthony Quayle
Maj. Roy Franklin
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
The Wrong Man
James Darren
Pvt. Spyros Pappadimos
Known for
The Time Tunnel
T. J. Hooker
Victor Buono
Greek Cleric at Wedding Plaza
Irene Papas
Maria Pappadimos
Known for
The Odyssey
Z
Gia Scala
Anna
Also in
Ride a Crooked Trail
Battle of the Coral Sea
James Robertson Justice
Commodore Jensen / Prologue Narrator
Known for
Moby Dick
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Richard Harris
Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby RAAF
Known for
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Gladiator
Bryan Forbes
Cohn
Known for
Quatermass 2
The League of Gentlemen
J. Lee Thompson Director · Carl Foreman Screenplay Alistair MacLean Author
Worldwide gross $29M · Budget $6M · United States release June 22, 1961
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$28,900,000
Gross vs. budget
4.8×
Production
Highroad Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Greek
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 27, 1961
Theatrical
United States · June 22, 1961
Theatrical
Argentina
October 4, 1961 · Theatrical
Australia
October 27, 1961 · Theatrical
Austria
September 1, 1961 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 16, 1962 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 7, 1961 · Theatrical
August 20, 1999 · TV · Columbia
March 8, 2007 · Physical · DVD/VHS Sony
Canada
May 23, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Czechia
August 16, 1999 · Physical
Denmark
December 22, 1961 · Theatrical
Finland
October 6, 1961 · Theatrical
November 29, 1974 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
September 8, 1961 · Theatrical
August 2, 1967 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
September 20, 1961 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
December 23, 1961 · Theatrical
India
December 23, 2020 · Digital
Ireland
April 28, 1961 · Theatrical
Italy
May 10, 2019 · Physical · DVD
Japan
August 15, 1961 · Theatrical
Mexico
May 16, 1963 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 6, 1961 · Theatrical
January 12, 2002 · TV · V8
July 16, 2007 · Physical · DVD
September 7, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
October 19, 1961 · Theatrical
January 1, 2003 · Physical · DVD Release Year
April 8, 2011 · TV · NRK2
Philippines
August 1, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Portugal
March 8, 1962 · Theatrical
Romania
July 22, 1974 · Theatrical · cinema „Patria”, „Sala Palatului” și „Casa filmului”
Singapore
May 23, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Slovenia
March 7, 1964 · Theatrical
South Africa
May 3, 1962 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 20, 1974 · Theatrical
Spain
December 23, 1961 · Theatrical
July 2, 1971 · Theatrical · Re-release
Sweden
October 23, 1961 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 14, 1971 · Theatrical
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