Although the film version of Guns of Navarone differed greatly from the book and had many of the characters changed, added in characters and even changed a bit of the storyline, it was a great box office hit. Many people enjoyed the film because it was a story about helping to stop a major force of evil, the Nazi Party. World War II is one of the settings that were very popular in movies in the 1960′s and Guns of Navarone actually was the best grossing film in 1961. This is probably due to the nature of the film.

Even though such a great book was changed so much for the film adaptation, it was still a great success. Many of the characters where essentially “dumbed” down but the movie added in action packed sequences where the characters do many stunts and perform some of the most elite and tactical moves that you would have ever seen in actual WWII combat. The storyline actually takes place in Greece where the Nazis plan on starting war between the British and the Turks. This plan is eventually foiled by the team because the guns are destroyed with explosives after a very intense story.

To really get the best out of this movie, you have to see it for yourself. Many media sellers will carry the new and improved restored copy on DVD that allows you to see the great quality picture and awesome sound that is meant to be heard. You should try and skip the original version if you have yet to see it as it does not pack the punch that the restored version does. Make sure to literally watch it over and over again so that you don’t miss any of the storyline and you get to see all of the detail from the movie!