Special Feature: The Resistance Dossier of Navarone [1080p] This is an interactive feature that offers six text and video featurettes titled "Military Fact of Fiction," "Greek Resistance," "The Navarone Effect," "The Old School Wizardry of the Guns of Navarone," "The Real World Guns of Navarone," and "WWII in the Greek Islands" [4:00 each]. Awards & Events. Image dimensions: 1476 x 2200. But now that it was finally shown on television, I was able to tape it and to watch it. Education & research. A real heap of coin ($6 million), labor, sweat, patience, tears, faith and enthusiasm went into the making of The Guns of Navarone. He died on June 26, 1984 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. Anthony Quayle is the officer assigned by the British to lead a task force to put the guns out of commission. Tweet. The Critics' Corner: THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1961) "Guns is the sort of spectacular drama that can ignore any TV competition and, even with its flaws, should have patrons firmly riveted throughout its lengthy narrative. The Critics' Corner: THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1961) "Guns is the sort of spectacular drama that can ignore any TV competition and, even with its flaws, should have patrons firmly riveted throughout its lengthy narrative. It was a year of heavyweight historical dramas at the Globes, and The Guns of Navarone, by J. Lee Thompson, prevailed over El Cid and Judgment at Nuremberg (Fanny and Splendor in the Grass completed the list of nominees). He was married to Evelyn Smith and Estelle Barr. The Guns of Navarone (1961) Hollywood Foreign Press Association Golden Globe nomination and Golden Globe award (statuette) Best original song – motion picture, “Town Without Pity” from Town Without Pity (1961) National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) Grammy nomination Best instrumental theme or song, The Guns of Navarone (1961) Just the guns were not in Greece and the attackers were not English(2), but they were in Italy, Island of Elba, and the attackers were French (Continental, Courses, Senegalese, Moroccans), the military forces of Free France. Featured Movie News. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1961). Read more. The Week in Movie Trailers: The Return of ‘Candyman,’ Animated Feature ‘Rumble’ and More Read More; The Week in Movie News: James Mangold to Direct ‘Indiana Jones 5,’ ‘Jurassic World 3’ Title Revealed and More He is known for his work on The Guns of Navarone (1961), High Noon (1952) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). Composed and Conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin, Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. Preamble Perhaps not everyone knows(1) that the plot of one of the most famous war film "The Guns of Navarone", was inspired by a real event of June 1944. The Guns of Navarone Awards and Nominations. It is more commonly known as the island of Leros and is a historical World War II site.