The Guns of Navaron is a movie from 1961. The categories that this movie fall into include action, adventure, drama and war. The basic plot of the movie is that a British team is sent to cross occupied Greek territory and destroy the massive German gun emplacement that commands a key sea channel.
Although the movie is over forty-five years old, it contains many names from Hollywood that are still known to this day. Some of the notable names that appeared in this film include Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, Anthony Quayle, James Darren, Irene Papas, Gia Scala, James Robertson Justice, Richard Harris, Bryan Forbes, Allan Cuthbertson, Micheal Trubshawe, Percy Herbert and George Mikell.
Throughout the year of 1962, the movie did quite well in terms of the recognition it received throughout Hollywood. The biggest award the movie received was the Oscar for Best Special Effects. In addition to this win, it was nominated for six other Oscars, including Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Music Scoring of a Dramatic Picture, Best Sound, Best Writing Based on Material from Another Medium and even Best Picture. In addition to its Oscar win, the movie also won three other awards: Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Motion Picture Score, and a Golden Laurel for Best Drama. To round things out, the movie received an additional four nominations from various movie award institutions, including the BAFTA Awards, Directors Guild of America, the Golden Globes and the Grammy Awards.