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The Guns of Navarone
1961
· Movie
· 158 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1037
- IMDb #1130
- Google retired #465
- Rotten Tomatoes #673
- Letterboxd #1393
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #830
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1036
- Criticker #743
- Kinopoisk #2105
- AlloCiné #1902
- Trakt #1118
Every rating
61–94
out of 100
A skilled Allied commando team undertakes a near-impossible mission during World War II. They must infiltrate a German-occupied island and destroy two massive, radar-directed guns housed in an impregnable cliff-side fortress. These guns control a strategic sea channel and prevent the rescue of stranded Allied soldiers. The team faces treacherous terrain, internal conflicts, and the constant threat of discovery as they race against time to complete their operation and save thousands of lives.
Details
- Director
- J. Lee Thompson
- Writer
- Carl Foreman
- Based on
- The Guns of Navarone by Alistair MacLean
- Released
- 27 April 1961
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, Greek, German, Latin
- Runtime
- 158 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $6.0M
- Box office
- $28.9M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 12 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 16 →3 major awards won · 4 wins from 16 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Special Effects | Bill Warrington and Chris Greenham | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1961 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Winner | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1961 | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Dimitri Tiomkin | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Motion Picture | Carl Foreman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Director | J. Lee Thompson | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Carl Foreman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Film Editing | Alan Osbiston | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Dimitri Tiomkin | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Winner | |
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Dimitri Tiomkin | Winner |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | J. Lee Thompson | Nominee |
Academy Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Special Effects | Bill Warrington and Chris Greenham | Winner |
| Best Director | J. Lee Thompson | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Alan Osbiston | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture | Carl Foreman | Nominee |
| Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Dimitri Tiomkin | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Carl Foreman | Nominee |
| Best Sound | John Cox | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | J. Lee Thompson | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Score from Motion Picture or Television | Dimitri Tiomkin | Nominee |
Laurel Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Top Drama | Winner | |
| Top Male Dramatic Performance | Gregory Peck | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best British Screenplay | Carl Foreman | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Best New Release, Re-Release or Re-Recording of an Existing Score | Dimitri Tiomkin and James Fitzpatrick | Nominee |