The Guns of Navarone. Guns of Navarone won an Oscar for its special effects, and the climactic scene of the guns' destruction is indeed "effective."

To accomplish this, he decided to bring Alistair MacLean's best-selling novel, THE GUNS OF NAVARONE, to the screen. George Axelrod The Guns of Navarone. Filmed on location in Rhodes and distinguished by Oscar-winning special effects, Guns of Navarone (based on Alistair MacLean's best-seller was a major box-office hit of 1961; less successful was the pared-down 1977 sequel, Force Ten From Navarone. ~ Hal … Resistance leader Irene Papas weeds out the traitor, but there's still those guns to take care of. Previous Next.

Filmed on location in Rhodes and distinguished by Oscar-winning special effects, Guns of Navarone (based on Alistair MacLean's best-seller was a major box-office hit of 1961; less successful was the pared-down 1977 sequel, "Force Ten From Navarone." 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]. Abby Mann Nominees. The Guns of Navarone (1961) In J. Lee Thompson's old-fashioned WWII action/adventure blockbuster film about an Allied commando team with a secret mission to neutralize a German fortress threatening Allied naval ships - with Oscar-winning Special Effects: Navarone Island is a fictional island portrayed in a novel by Alistair MacLean entitled The Guns of Navarone.The novel was made into a movie, but the film changed some of the geography of the island.

Judgment at Nuremberg. Carl Foreman The Hustler. The film follows a small group of commandos sent to Greece on a seemingly impossible mission: to blow up massive Nazi Winner. The Guns of Navarone: Special Edition.

The Guns of Navarone, British-American war movie, released in 1961, that is considered one of the great World War II epics; it was based on Alistair MacLean’s best-selling novel. Winner. Adapted by screenwriter Carl Foreman from Alistair MacLean's best-selling novel, THE GUNS OF NAVARONE was nominated for seven Oscars®, including Best Picture, and won for Best Special Effects … This scene received most of the effects publicity, but the film's full of scenes that require various types of effects - from the climb up the cliff to other scenes best left undescribed lest they spoil your enjoyment. Breakfast at Tiffany's. Supported by an all-star cast and produced on a grand scale, the film was an enormous success, receiving seven 1961 Academy Award(r) nominations (including Best Picture) and winning for Best Special Effects. This just seems like an upper echelon version of an action film, the BMW of action flicks, if you will. Sidney Carroll, Robert Rossen West Side Story.