A Brief History of World War II Movies

GUNS OF NAVARONE, Stanley Baker, David Niven, Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, 1961
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The Guns Of Navarone, 1961
David Niven crops up yet again (along with Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn) as part of the Allied commando team who set out to destroy the — surely not! — impregnable German fortress that threatens the Allies' naval ships.

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