SYNOPSIS

One of the great war movies of all time, with an all start cast, and a gripping plot–based on the Alistair MacLean novel. A commando team is sent to a Greek Island to destroy the giant guns of World War II Germany which are controlling a strategic channel in the Aegean Sea. This was a groundbreaker in the Special Effects department, too. Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best (Adapted) Screenplay. Academy Awards: Best Special Effects.


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RELEASE DATE

April 27, 1961

DIRECTOR

J. Lee Thompson

WRITER

Alistair MacLean (novel) & Carl Foreman (written by)

COMPANY

Columbia Pictures Corporation

GENRE

Action, Drama, War, Adventure

CERT

U

RUNTIME

158 minutes

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