The Guns of Navarone (1961)

Nutzer-Bewertung:

7.6/10   

Regisseur:

J. Lee Thompson
(mehr)

Drehbuchautoren:

Alistair MacLean (novel)
Carl Foreman (written by)

Premierendatum:

22. Juni 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Krieg | Abenteuer

Werbezeile:

An impregnable fortress... An invincible army... and the unstoppable commando team.

Plot:

A British team is sent to cross occupied Greek territory and destroy the massive German gun emplacement that commands a key sea channel.

Plot Keywords:

Truth Serum | Monastery | Betrayal | Mountain | Sabotage

Auszeichnungen:

Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Outstanding war drama

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Oct. 18

5:15 PM

TCM

Besetzung

Gregory Peck	...	Capt. Keith Mallory
David Niven	...	Cpl. Miller
Anthony Quinn	...	Col. Andrea Stavros
Stanley Baker	...	Pvt. 'Butcher' Brown
Anthony Quayle	...	Maj. Roy Franklin
James Darren	...	Pvt. Spyros Pappadimos
Irene Papas	...	Maria Pappadimos
Gia Scala	...	Anna
James Robertson Justice	...	Commodore Jensen / Prologue Narrator
Richard Harris	...	Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby RAAF
Bryan Forbes	...	Cohn
Allan Cuthbertson	...	Maj. Baker
Michael Trubshawe	...	Weaver
Percy Herbert	...	Sgt. Grogan
George Mikell	...	Sessler
Walter Gotell	...	Muesel
Tutte Lemkow	...	Nikolai, the laundry boy
Albert Lieven	...	The Commandant
Norman Wooland	...	Group Captain
Cleo Scouloudi	...	Bride
Nicholas Papakonstantinou	...	Patrol Boat Captain
Christopher Rhodes	...	German Master Gunner
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Victor Beaumont	...	German officer in gun cave (uncredited)
Jack Cooper	...	German Soldier on Patrol Boat (uncredited)
Carl Duering	...	German radar operator (uncredited)
Wolf Frees	...	Radio operator (uncredited)
Peter Grant	...	British commando (uncredited)
Rosemary Nicols	...	(uncredited)
Michael Sarne	...	Extra (uncredited)
Bob Simmons	...	German Soldier on Navarone (uncredited)

Regie
J. Lee Thompson
Alexander Mackendrick		(uncredited)

Buch
Alistair MacLean		(novel) (as Alistair Maclean)
Carl Foreman		(written by)

Produktion
Leon Becker	....	associate producer
Cecil F. Ford	....	associate producer
Carl Foreman	....	producer

Originalmusik
Dimitri Tiomkin

Kamera
Oswald Morris		(photographed by)

Schnitt
Alan Osbiston

Szenenbild
Geoffrey Drake

Maske/Frisuren
George Frost	....	makeup artist
Wally Schneiderman	....	makeup artist

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Harold Buck	....	production manager

Regieassistenten
Peter Yates	....	assistant director
Roy Millichip	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Ausstattung (Stab)
Robert Cartwright	....	draughtsman (uncredited)
Maurice Fowler	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Frank Willson	....	assistant art director (uncredited)

Ton Stab
John Cox	....	sound recordist
Chris Greenham	....	sound editor
George Stephenson	....	sound recordist
Jack Davies	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Chris Greenham	....	sound effects (uncredited)

Spezialeffekte
Wally Veevers	....	special effects
Bill Warrington	....	special effects
Brian Gamby	....	special effects (uncredited)
Jimmy Harris	....	special effects (uncredited)
Fred Heather	....	special effects (uncredited)
Garth Inns	....	special effects (uncredited)
Jimmy Ward	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects
Bob Cuff	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Bob Anderson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Peter Brayham	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jack Cooper	....	stunts (uncredited)
Philip Crawford	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Cummings	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Dunne	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jock Easton	....	stunts (uncredited)
Peter Grant	....	stunt double: Anthony Quayle (uncredited)
Peter Grant	....	stunts (uncredited)
Arthur Howell	....	stunts (uncredited)
George Leech	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jimmy Lodge	....	stunt double: David Niven (uncredited)
Jimmy Lodge	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Powell	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Joe Powell	....	stunt double: Anthony Quinn (uncredited)
Joe Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bob Simmons	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Bob Simmons	....	stunt double: Gregory Peck (uncredited)
Bob Simmons	....	stunts (uncredited)
Terry Yorke	....	stunts (uncredited)

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Denys N. Coop	....	camera operator (as Denys Coop)
John Wilcox	....	additional photographer
Kenneth Danvers	....	still photographer (uncredited)
'Bumble' Lloyd	....	electrician (uncredited)
Dudley Lovell	....	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Ronnie Maasz	....	focus puller (uncredited)
Jack Sullivan	....	chief electrician (uncredited)
Jimmy Turrell	....	first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)

Kostüm und Garderobe (Stab)
Monty M. Berman	....	wardrober (as Monty Berman)
Olga Lehmann	....	wardrobe designer (as Olga Lehman)

Schnitt (Stab)
Oswald Hafenrichter	....	associate editor (as O. Hafenrichter)
Joan Morduch	....	first assistant editor
Raymond Poulton	....	associate editor
John Victor-Smith	....	associate editor (as John Victor Smith)
Sati Tooray	....	colorist (uncredited)

Musik (Stab)
Dimitri Tiomkin	....	conductor
Michael Heindorf	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Charles Maxwell	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Leonid Raab	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Herbert Taylor	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Restlicher Stab
Fritz Bayerlein	....	technical advisor (as Lt. General Fritz Bayerlein)
Pamela Davies	....	continuity
P.J. Hands	....	technical advisor (as Lt. Col. P.J. Hands)
P.F. Kertemilidis	....	technical advisor (as Lt. Col. P.F. Kertemilidis)
N. Lazaridis	....	technical advisor (as Major N. Lazaridis)
W.D. Mangham	....	technical advisor (as Major W.D. Mangham)
Golda Offenheim	....	production secretary
John Theologitis	....	technical advisor (as Cmdr. John Theologitis)
D.S.T. Turnbull	....	technical advisor (as Brig. Gen. D.S.T. Turnbull)
Jean Osborne	....	publicist (uncredited)
Lee Turner	....	continuity: second unit (uncredited)

Produktionsfirmen

• Columbia Pictures Corporation (presents)
• Highroad
• Open Road

Verleihfirmen

• Columbia Pictures Corporation (1961) (UK) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (1961) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Film-Verleih (1961) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Columbia Films (1961) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (1969) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• CBS Television (1969) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) (pan/scan)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Encore Entertainment (1995) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (collector's edition)
• Sony Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (????) (Brazil) (VHS)

Weitere Firmen

• Admiralty, The  thanks for their most generous advice and assistance
• Greek People, The  unstinting aid, co-operation, hospitality and friendship
• Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films  maps
• Other Departments of the Greek Government  unstinting aid, co-operation, hospitality and friendship
• Pathé  Eastmancolor by (as Pathe)
• Royal Hellenic Air Force, The  special debt of gratitude
• Royal Hellenic Army, The  special debt of gratitude
• Royal Hellenic Navy, The  special debt of gratitude
• Sinfonia of London  music played by
• Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios  sound post-production (restoration as Todd-AO/Glen Glenn)
• War Office, The  thanks for their most generous advice and assistance

Alternativ:

Kanonen von Navarone, Die (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

158 Min | Sweden:156 Min

Land:

UK | USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Griechisch | Deutsch

Farbe:

Farbe (Eastmancolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.20 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby (Restored version) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System) | Mono (35 mm optical prints)

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | West Germany:16 (nf) | USA:Approved | USA:Not Rated (DVD release) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Ireland:G | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:U (original rating) (cut) | UK:PG (video rating) (1986) (uncut)

Drehorte:

Associated British Elstree Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Firma:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Dies und das:

Gregory Peck often said he was disappointed that so many viewers had missed how anti-war the film was intended to be.

Pannen:

Crew oder Equipment sichtbar: When the Germans finally cut through the big doors and rush down the tunnel, two large production lights are clearly visible in the background.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Prologue Narrator: Greece and the islands of the Aegean Sea have given birth to many myths and legends of war and adventure. And these once-proud stones, these ruined and shattered temples bear witness to the civilization that flourished and then died here and to the demigods and heroes who inspired those legends on this sea and these islands...

Querbezüge:

Bezug enthalten in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Magic Voyage of Sinbad (#6.5)" (1993)

Outstanding war drama

Being a big Gregory Peck fan, I was expecting great things from The Guns of Navarone, and in one of those rare instances, I was not disappointed. Mr. Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn et al. are in top form, each of them bringing their respective characters to life and the story likewise. The action scenes are impressive even by today's standards but in my opinion they are only a secondary pleasure. The main pleasure is watching the divergent and forceful personalities cooperate, conflict, confound and finally triumph. Suspense is maintained throughout. I also liked the way complex moral issues were addressed. Another bonus is the portrayal of the Germans. Here they are not all depicted as impersonal inhuman cruel monsters. The full mosaic of human personalities is shown on their side too. But don't get me wrong, they are still a formidable enemy who keep the outcome in doubt. Strongly recommended, 8/10.