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The Guns of Navarone

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Directed by J. Lee Thompson

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. From TMDB

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The Guns of Navarone is a 1961 adventure drama war film, directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring Gregory Peck, David Niven and Anthony Quinn.

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  • Jeremy Williams @jerqwills.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 3, 2026

    This week's last 4 Superman (2025) Silver Streak (1976) The Big Lebowski (1998) The Guns of Navarone (1961) #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #lastfourwatched #filmsky

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  • doctober @docseuss.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 24, 2025

    I think if you like Rogue One, you will love The Guns of Navarone, as perfect a movie as there has ever been. Like, you will love it; you'll ask me why I wasn't insisting you watch it this entire time.

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  • Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2026

    Anthony Quinn & Gregory Peck (with Anthony Quayle watching on) partake in a game played on set in between takes for as long as Film has existed — Chess — during production of THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1961)

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  • Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 3, 2024

    Ah man, James Darren died. When I found out he'd been cast in DS9, I thought "wow, they got the guy who did Yogi's singing voice in Hey There It's Yogi Bear?", because I was 18 and hadn't seen The Guns of Navarone but had seen Hey There It's Yogi Bear around 500 times variety.com/2024/film/ne...

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  • Cinefeast33 (demon version) 📽📺📚 @cinefeast33.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 19, 2026

    #NowWatching THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1961). Director: J. Lee Thompson. David Niven, Gregory Peck. My weekly reminder of an innocent time when we all agreed Nazis were bad. Best Picture nominee has Allied commandos on dangerous mission to take out powerful enemy stronghold. Rewatch. #filmsky 📽

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  • IWW4 @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 13, 2026

    - Saving Private Ryan - Fury - The Big Red One - Force Ten From Navarone (it is a sequel to The Guns of Navarone, which is also great) - The Dirty Dozen - Patton - Memphis Belle - Victory (While no Nazi’s are killed in the movie watching them get humiliated is nice) It is sometimes called “Escape to Victory”.

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  • TheTechnician27 @[email protected]Lemmy · Jan 26, 2025

    Often called the "*Citizen Kane* of bad films" due to both its cult status as the best bad movie of all time and to the remarkably layered depth of the badness, *The Room* is a 2003 dark drama indie film written by, produced by, directed by, and starring Tommy Wiseau – an enigmatic eastern European man who originally wrote the film as a play and a book and took inspiration from his favorite classics like *A Streetcar Named Desire*, *Rebel Without a Cause*, *Citizen Kane*, and *The Guns of…

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  • Gregg McLennan @strayarc.bsky.socialBluesky · May 25, 2026

    Anytime you see this guy in a movie you know it’s going to be good. Tonight it was The Guns of Navarone. Absolute banger.

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  • Cardinal Cyn @jacquelinecable.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 29, 2026

    65 years ago. The six time Oscar®-nominated film 'The Guns Of Navarone', starring Gregory Peck and David Niven had its London Premiere. One of cinema’s greatest war epics #ShotAtShepperton The Maria, a sixty-foot caïque used on location, was reproduced at full scale

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  • Blubber28 @[email protected]Lemmy · May 22, 2026

    2001; A Space Odyssey I generally like older, slower paced movies. The Bridge over the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, and The Guns of Navarone are all great movies, despite them being very dated in some regards. With that in mind, I decided to give the movie a try, it being a very famous classic and all. Despite that, my expectations weren't unrealistically high, but the movie still fell very short. So, it consists of four chapters/acts, basically. The first one (with the monkeys) was very…

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  • Reem @rommana.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 2, 2026

    Share a film that has significance to you, for whatever reason 🎥 For me... The Guns of Navarone ♥️

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  • Doctor Memory @blank.orgBluesky · Nov 8, 2025

    This is why Rogue One for all its flaws remains the best post-Disney SW movie: it was The Dirty Dozen _and_ The Guns of Navarone _and_ Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman and it was not remotely subtle about what it was riffing on!

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  • Lisa Pierce @labsp61.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 26, 2025

    Okay, granted...my eyes glazed over before I could finish reading this nonsense, but does anyone else get the feeling that 🍊💩🤡 just watched The Guns of Navarone or some WWII movie and he is just itching to be declared a great wartime 'president'?

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  • MTMcGurk @mtmcgurk.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 31, 2026

    The Guns of Navarone is on netflix. Y’all know what to do. 🫡 Also, what’s another mil-movie recommendation?

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  • Sarah Ovenall @ovenall.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 21, 2023

    Tonight’s movie: The Guns of Navarone. One of my favorite movies ever. Seen it so many many times.

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  • Rock @ricosblues.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 9, 2026

    Favorite film for each year of the 1960s: 1960: PSYCHO 1961: THE GUNS OF NAVARONE 1962: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 1963: THE LEOPARD 1964: GOLDFINGER 1965: PIERROT LE FOU 1966: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY 1967: LE SAMOURAI 1968: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 1969: THE WILD BUNCH

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  • Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 4, 2025

    The Guns of Navarone is a great film but I’ve seen the military cemetery at Leros

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  • Nate Ledbetter @nhledbetter.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 4, 2026

    Force 10 from Navarone (the sequel to The Guns of Navarone, which is also peak dad movie)

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  • Zach the Soulstealer @zachthenarratorguy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 6, 2026

    I don’t mean for anyone to get TRIGGERED or take any cheap SHOTS but up next on my 200 favorite #movies is the WWII classic the Guns of Navarone. Will @calamityjane516.bsky.social bit the bullet and sing the praises of this great film too? Only time will tell 😁 #filmsky

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  • Rob @rflixtv.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 3, 2025

    A good WWII mission film with tension, sabotage, and a strong cast. My ★★★★ review of The Guns of Navarone on Letterboxd boxd.it/9TsuEt #filmsky

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  • Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 23, 2024

    Behind the scenes on THE GUNS OF NAVARONE, which premiered this week in 1961.  As far as I can tell, it's currently the oldest narrative film streaming on Netflix. #FilmSky

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  • peterb from Tea Leaves Programming @peterb.bsky.socialBluesky · May 8, 2025

    Let's calibrate, buddy. Do you think the Guns of Navarone is a political movie because Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn were blowing up a Nazi fortress?

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  • Sarah Ovenall @ovenall.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 29, 2024

    Tonight’s movie: The Guns of Navarone. One of my favorites! We happened to see that it’s leaving Netflix tomorrow so we’re watching it tonight!

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  • HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 28, 2026

    The Guns of Navarone, I loved that book! Good movie as well. #HATM

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  • Jaime “Nightmare” Christley @rohmersimpson.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 19, 2026

    Rewatched THE GUNS OF NAVARONE. You know how we talk about "a five-star three-star movie"? This is definitely a three-point-two three-point-five star movie. I think that's uh, pretty much the most things I can think to say about it.

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  • 4boat @4boat.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 30, 2025

    We watched The Guns of Navarone last night, classic war film I'd never seen. Seems like a key part of German military training was: if someone shoots you with a silencer, remember to die quietly. Good fun, 5 stars. David Niven nearly died.

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  • Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.comBluesky · Oct 16, 2026

    Tonight’s movie: The Guns of Navarone. This one really moves despite being 2 1/2 hours long. Incredibly tense, well acted, lots of twists, and some great lines I will drop into conversation. Don’t miss Bond adversary Walter Gotell as a German officer.

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  • Moondoggie (Rick) @moondogrick.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 7, 2026

    Hokum was really good. I liked it. Loved Wilmot's character. The Guns of Navarone is a dandy war movie with a great cast. Haven't seen it in ages though. Have not seen the other two.

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  • Ciri the Film Enjoyer 🏳️‍⚧️ @cirikino.bsky.socialBluesky · May 8, 2025

    going to watch the Guns of Navarone from director J. Lee Thompson. Christopher McQuarrie said he is influenced by this film when making action films so I wanted to check it out. 📽️ NW:

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  • Backrooms To The Future @gswilkinson.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 20, 2026

    David Niven nearly died from blood poisoning while making The Guns of Navarone after splitting his lip while filming in a tank full of dirty water. After a month in hospital he returned to finish the film but it caused him to relapse for another seven weeks. bsky.app/profile/amyt...

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  • Grant Watson @fictionmachine.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 17, 2025

    From the author of The Guns of Navarone and the director of The Dirty Dozen came a film that was somehow not as good as The Guns of Navarone or The Dirty Dozen... fictionmachine.com/2025/08/17/r...

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  • Jenn de Jeune @jennay.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 29, 2026

    Those still hankering after their WWII movie fix can feast on the latest offering from BBC4. The Guns of Navarone just started at 8:00pm…

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  • AJ @robi1409.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 16, 2026

    #Octobermoviechallenge #Moviesky #Filmsky #Movies 10/16 Something raided in a movie The Guns of Navarone [1961]

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  • Ryan Lohner (he/him) @ryanlohner.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 15, 2026

    Fave film for each year of the 1960s 60: The Apartment 61: The Guns of Navarone 62: The Miracle Worker 63: Charade 64: Father Goose 65: Darling 66: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 67: Bonnie and Clyde 68: The Lion in Winter 69: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

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  • Sylvie @slywit.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 9, 2026

    The Math Greek got me to watch THE GUNS OF NAVARONE by saying it was a Christmas movie. I'm not sure why he thought I needed that lying-ass incentive when it's already basically a heist film with Nazis...

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  • Rocky N. Bullwinkle @lproulx.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 3, 2026

    THE GUNS OF NAVARONE is now on Netflix. My favorite war movie. And, yeah, it's about opening a critical sea channel. Plus ça change...

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  • kesslaur24.bsky.social @kesslaur24.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 27, 2026

    I've never seen "The Guns of Navarone" & asked my movie-loving hubs if he had? Of course he saw it -- with his dad -- who died in 1992. So I'm watching it for the 1st time this evening ... and wondering if hubby's perspective of it has been impacted by the subsequent 30 yrs of political events.

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Jun 23, 2026

    🎬 The Top 4 Thriller Movies Released on June 22! What's your fave? 1. Escape from Alcatraz 2. Ghostland 3. The Guns of Navarone 4. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Check out all 47 movies released on this day at https://todayinmovies.com #TodayInMovies #Movies #Film #Thriller

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  • M J Murcott @m-j-murcott.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 2, 2026

    His acclaim started earlier than Pink Panther, The First of the Few was a massive film at the time, with a few years later making the even bigger film, A Matter of Life and Death. Also before the Pink Panther was the Guns of Navarone and 55 Day at Peking. He was also a Lieutenant colonel in WW2.

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  • Jam2 @jam2.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 14, 2026

    Name A Movie, TV Movie or Series you've watched MORE THAN ONCE within the LAST 10 YEARS beginning with letter G. (Add a Poster) 😍📽️ Mine: The Guns of Navarone Yours? (Add to This Post)

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  • Carter Wickstrom @carterwickstrom.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 4, 2026

    I had the Guns of Navarone playset, but my favorite Dad Movie of all time is A Bridge Too Far. Acceptable?

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  • Tim Lobster @cornedbeefsweater.comBluesky · Jan 8, 2026

    The Guns of Navarone (1961) This was really, really fun, some peak Men On a Mission media, basically everything a war adventure movie should be. Definitely give it a watch if you enjoy seeing large amounts of nazis die!

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  • Hannah Howe @hannahhowe.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 27, 2025

    When did it become a tradition to have a war film - Boxing Day 1977 was The Guns of Navarone - at Christmas 🤔

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  • lordlextickley.bsky.social @lordlextickley.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2025

    Day 15: The Guns of Navarone Another brilliant war film I recommend. Holly has found out that having Max as the explosive expert might not be the best idea. #maxandholly #lextickley #halloween2025 #costume #cartoonart #thegunsofnavarone

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  • GraceCallahan @gratefulg.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 5, 2025

    @weaseman.bsky.social Love that movie, "The Guns of Navarone." One of my favorites!

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  • Mark Boszko @swizzlevixen.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 23, 2025

    …which is another with an asterisk, because the producers had the rights to the Maltese Falcon book, but made this “sequel” as almost a parody of the original movie. (I have not seen it, tho.) Earliest without an asterisk, I think, is Force 10 from Navarone (1978), after The Guns of Navarone (1961)

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  • Donna Barr @donnabarr.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 7, 2025

    Iron Sky: there must be sci-fi con fan nights for this hilarious fan-funded sendup of every sci-fi movie - didn't leave out Metropolis, Dr Strangelove, The Guns of Navarone, a bit of Buffy. It's even funnier because I get the German. Get Bier und Nöms and prepare to be lachverklemmt. #tinyreviews

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  • Doctor Memory @blank.orgBluesky · Jun 26, 2025

    I also rewatched it after Andor wrapped and there's still a lot that I liked about it and I'd rate it a strong B+ on the whole, but you can absolutely see the seams between the two different versions of the movie that got made. "The Guns of Navarone but a Star War" is a killer concept though.

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Jun 23, 2025

    🎬 The Top 4 Thriller Movies Released on June 22! What's your fave? 1. Escape from Alcatraz 2. Ghostland 3. The Guns of Navarone 4. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Check out all 47 movies released on this day at https://todayinmovies.com #TodayInMovies #Movies #Film #Thriller

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  • Barney Marsh @mattresd.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 14, 2025

    Don't know if she'll sit through the whole movie but I've got my wife watching The Guns of Navarone

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  • Erik Odeldahl @erikodeldahl.eurosky.socialBluesky · May 25, 2025

    Watched The Guns of Navarone tonight. That’s a good movie!

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  • Bookhisattva @bookhisattva.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 12, 2025

    I propose a Resistance movie night, with films like V for Vendetta and The Guns of Navarone.

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  • Chris Orbach @chrisorbach.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 19, 2025

    Well “The Guns Of Navarone” is just a great movie, period. ❤️

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  • stuwolfie.bsky.social @stuwolfie.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 15, 2025

    The 1961 film of Maclean's 1957 novel The Guns Of Navarone was so successful a sequel was planned with the same cast in 1967 even though the book didn't come out till 1968. This benefits from a good script although the traitor in our midst was a bit thin by this point. youtu.be/V3gA-Gnm6hQ?...

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  • iĐⱤɆ🦋 @idrew.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 8, 2025

    Just watching 196️⃣1️⃣’s The Guns of Navarone 🍿 An action adventure war film based on Alistair MacLean's novel 📚stars Gregory Peck 🇺🇸 David Niven 🇬🇧Anthony Quinn 🇺🇸 An Allied commando 🪖unit is sent to destroy a seemingly impregnable German fortress that threatens Allied naval ships in the Aegean Sea ⚓️💥🎬

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  • Mrs Tales (🇬🇧) @mrstales.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 31, 2024

    The Guns of Navarone - cracking film! Love a bit of David Niven; what an old skool gent.

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  • Risotto @risottodrake.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 31, 2024

    Channel 4 is showing The Guns of Navarone. I haven't seen this film since Channel 4 showed it last week.

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  • Rob Mordor @villainygroup.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 14, 2024

    Die Hard (1988) This movie has - quite rightly - become a Christmas Staple around the world. It has even eclipsed The Guns of Navarone (1961) as the go-to Christmas movie for tired fathers trying to avoid the revelry going on around them.

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  • D15Socialist @d15socialist.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 11, 2024

    Isn't a Christmas movie also a 'blockbuster' movie that is broadcast repeatedly over the Christmas period? I can think of a few examples from the 70s\80s TV schedules - Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971 version), The Sound of Music, Where Eagles Dare, The Guns of Navarone, The Great Escape.

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  • Bill Stinkwater @klausbromi.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 11, 2024

    Movies need to have intermissions again (This is from The Guns of Navarone, the Most Greek Movie of All-Time)

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