The Guns of Navarone (1961)

Cartoonish WW2 drama

The plot is about the fictional demolition of two guns threatening a British evacuation from a Greek island.

The cast includes Gregory Peck and David Niven as well as Anthony Quinn as a Greek colonel, and Anthony Quayle as a British officer.

It's quite well done but somewhat cartoonish. I really doubt a mission like this would spend a lot of time carrying a wounded man on a stretcher, or be run by people who make speeches about the futility of war like the David Niven character.

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