The Guns of Navarone


5:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Saturday, January 3 on BBC Two HD (102)

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An elite group of Allied soldiers is dispatched to sabotage vital German artillery emplacements, despite the seemingly insurmountable odds and the suspicion there is a traitor in their midst. Oscar-winning Second World War adventure, based on Alistair MacLean's novel, starring Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, Anthony Quayle and Irene Papas


1961 subtitles 16x9
Adventure/War Literary Adaptation Movie/Drama

Cast & Crew

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Gregory Peck (Actor) .. Capt Mallory
David Niven (Actor) .. Cpl Miller
Anthony Quinn (Actor) .. Andrea Stavros
Stanley Baker (Actor) .. CPO Brown
Anthony Quayle (Actor) .. Maj Franklin
Irene Papas (Actor) .. Maria
James Darren (Actor) .. Pappadimos
Gia Scala (Actor) .. Anna
James Robertson Justice (Actor) .. Jensen
Richard Harris (Actor) .. Barnsby
J Lee Thompson (Director)

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Gregory Peck (Actor) .. Capt Mallory
Born: April 05, 1916 in La Jolla, California
Best Known For: Being a Hollywood icon.
Early-life: Eldred Gregory Peck was born in La Jolla, California, on April 5, 1916. His parents divorced when he was six and he spent a number of years being raised by his maternal grandmother. He spent a year at San Diego State Teacher's College (now known as San Diego State University), where he took theatre and public-speaking courses, before going to the University of California, Berkeley. He developed an interest in acting at Berkeley.
Career: After graduating from Berkeley, Peck went to New York to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse. To make ends meet, he worked at the 1939 World's Fair and as a tour guide for NBC at Radio City Music Hall. He made his Broadway debut in 1942 as the lead in The Morning Star. He was in high demand as an actor during the Second World War as he was exempt from military service due to a back injury. In 1947, he co-founded The La Jolla Playhouse with Mel Ferrer and Dorothy McGuire. Peck's first film, Days of Glory, was released in 1944. He received Academy Award nominations for The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), The Yearling (1946), Gentleman's Agreement (1947) and Twelve O'Clock High (1949). He went on to win an Oscar for his performance as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). Among his other films were Spellbound (1945), Moby Dick (1956), The Guns of Navarone (1961), Roman Holiday (1953), The Omen (1976), MacArthur (1977), The Boys from Brazil (1978) and Other People's Money (1991). Peck died in his sleep on June 12, 2003 at the age of 87.
Quote: "I've had my ups and downs. There have been times when I wanted to quit. Times when I hit the bottle. Marital problems. I've touched most of the bases."
Trivia: Peck was the first native Californian to win an Academy Award for Best Actor. He was a lifelong opponent of nuclear weapons.
David Niven (Actor) .. Cpl Miller
Anthony Quinn (Actor) .. Andrea Stavros
Stanley Baker (Actor) .. CPO Brown
Anthony Quayle (Actor) .. Maj Franklin
Irene Papas (Actor) .. Maria
James Darren (Actor) .. Pappadimos
Gia Scala (Actor) .. Anna
James Robertson Justice (Actor) .. Jensen
Richard Harris (Actor) .. Barnsby
Born: October 01, 1930 in Limerick City
Best Known For: A distinguished film and stage career.
Early-life: Richard St John Harris was born in Limerick City on October 1, 1930, the youngest of nine children from a middle-class, Roman Catholic family. He was a talented sportsman, representing Munster on several occasions until contracting TB ended his career. Richard went on to study acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He went on to join Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop and soon began getting roles in various West End stage productions.
Career: Harris made his film debut in the 1958 British comedy Alive and Kicking. Other roles followed in The Guns of Navarone and Mutiny on the Bounty before his first lead role came in 1963's This Sporting Life. Other movies followed, including The Heroes of Telemark, Major Dundee, Camelot, A Man Called Horse, The Cassandra Crossing and The Wild Geese. He appeared in a number of forgettable productions during the 1980s but returned to form in the 1990s with The Field, Patriot Games and Unforgiven. His later films included Gladiator and two Harry Potter films. He died in London on October 25, 2002, at the age of 72, following a battle with Hodgkin's disease.
Quote: "I was a sinner. I slugged some people. I hurt many people. And it's true, I never looked back to see the casualties."
Trivia: Had three children with first wife Elizabeth Rees. A life-size sculpture of him as an 18-year-old squash player was unveiled by Russell Crowe in Kilkee, Co Clare, where Harris won a local cup four times in a row between 1948 and 1951.
J Lee Thompson (Director)

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