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The Guns of Navarone
A group of crack commandos during the Second World War attempt to destroy the formidable German artillery on the Greek island of Navarone. Starring Gregory Peck and David Niven.
Explosive World War II action yarn in which a group of crack commandos are assembled for an apparently impossible mission.
The team, made up of Allied and Greek soldiers with specialist talents, attempt to destroy the seemingly impregnable German artillery units on the Greek island of Navarone and in turn free 2,000 British soldiers on Kiros, an island in the Aegean.
On TV
Saturday
18:00
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Force 10 from Navarone
A crew of commandos is dropped behind enemy lines in an attempt to blow up a bridge.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby RAAF | Richard Harris |
| Commodore Jensen/Prologue Narrator | James Robertson Justice |
| Pvt Spyros Pappadimos | James Darren |
| Capt Keith Mallory | Gregory Peck |
| Maria Pappadimos | Irene Papas |
| Cohn | Bryan Forbes |
| Anna | Gia Scala |
| Col Andrea Stavros | Anthony Quinn |
| Cpl Miller | David Niven |
| Maj Roy Franklin | Anthony Quayle |
| Maj Baker | Allan Cuthbertson |
| Pvt 'Butcher' Brown | Stanley Baker |
| Novel | Alasdair MacLean |
| Writer | Carl Foreman |
| Producer | Carl Foreman |
| Director | J Lee Thompson |
Broadcasts
- New Year's Day 2010 14:25
- Sat 18 Dec 2010 17:30BBC Two except Scotland
- Sat 31 Dec 2011 16:45
- Sat 28 Dec 2013 17:00BBC Two except Northern Ireland
- Sat 3 Jan 2026 17:30BBC Two except Scotland & Wales
- Sat 3 Jan 2026 18:30BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only
Thu 8 Jan 2026 20:00- Saturday 18:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Next Thursday 20:00