The Guns of Navarone

1961 · 160 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 57,233 VOTES · DIR. J. Lee Thompson

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Overview

A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.

Dialogue Timeline — 784 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:21:10 That's Nicolai, our laundry boy. Is he the reason I've been disturbed?
00:23:28 They said you wanted a boat no one would notice, but that's a disgrace!
00:25:31 So please be careful.
00:34:10 Don't mind him. He doesn't mean anything.
00:36:35 I'm not. Not if he gets the right opportunity.
00:53:28 The Butcher of Barcelona?
00:56:45 There is, of course, a third choice.
00:59:53 Do you understand? X minus one, over.
01:06:43 He might be faking.
01:09:12 Last year, she was caught. They tortured her to make her betray us.
01:13:27 I haven't lost my sense of smell, you know.
01:24:22 Another officer is coming to question you. A captain in the SS.
01:26:21 Thank you.
01:29:09 ...I speak German...
01:31:47 Steak and kidney pie.
01:36:07 Because I told Franklin our orders had been changed.
01:38:12 Oh, I misjudged you.
01:48:15 Is the timetable clear? Any questions?
01:50:32 ...alone.
01:53:01 Believe it.
01:55:20 I just couldn't manage to get to sleep last night.
01:59:01 You're in it now, up to your neck!
02:14:31 ...maybe the whole lot of them.
02:28:38 To tell you the truth, neither did I.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed784
Dialogue density4.9 lines / min
First line00:21:10
Final line02:28:38

Production Record

DirectorJ. Lee Thompson
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6,000,000
Revenue$28,900,000
IMDb votes57,233