Force 10 from Navarone (film)
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US film poster by Brian Bysouth
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| Directed by | Guy Hamilton |
| Produced by | Oliver A. Unger |
| Screenplay by |
Robin Chapman George MacDonald Fraser (uncredited) |
| Story by | Carl Foreman |
| Based on |
Force 10 From Navarone by Alistair MacLean |
| Starring |
Robert Shaw Harrison Ford Barbara Bach Edward Fox Franco Nero |
| Music by | Ron Goodwin |
| Cinematography | Christopher Challis |
| Edited by | Raymond Poulton |
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Columbia Pictures
Navarone Productions Ltd |
| Distributed by | Columbia-Warner Distributors (UK) American International Pictures (US) |
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Release date
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Running time
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118 minutes (release) 126 minutes (restored) |
| Country | United Kingdom United States Malta France Yugoslavia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$10,000,000 |
| Box office | US$7,100,000 (US) |
Force 10 from Navarone is a 1978 British war film loosely based on Alistair MacLean's 1968 novel of the same name. It is a sequel to the 1961 film, The Guns of Navarone. The parts of Mallory and Miller are played by Robert Shaw (who died before the film was released) and Edward Fox, succeeding the roles originally portrayed by Gregory Peck and David Niven. It was directed by Guy Hamilton and also stars Harrison Ford, Carl Weathers, Barbara Bach, Franco Nero, and Richard Kiel.
In 1943, after their successful mission on the Greek island of Navarone, Major Keith Mallory (Robert Shaw) and Sergeant John Miller (Edward Fox) are sent to find and kill Nicolai. Originally thought to be a traitor who informed the Germans about Miller and Mallory during the Navarone mission, Nicolai is now known to be Colonel von Ingorslebon, a dedicated German spy believed to have infiltrated the Yugoslav Partisans as "Captain Lescovar" (Franco Nero).
To get to Yugoslavia, the two men pair with "Force 10", an American sabotage unit, led by Colonel Mike Barnsby (Harrison Ford), which has its own mission there. To maximise security, Force 10 steals a Lancaster bomber from a British air base in Termoli, Italy, rather than requisitioning one; but they are spotted by Military Police MPs before they can take off. Weaver (Carl Weathers), a US Army sergeant under arrest by the MPs, joins with Force 10 and forces his way onto the plane. Barnsby and crew successfully "escape" Termoli, only to be shot down by Luftwaffe night fighters. Only Barnsby, Mallory, Miller, Weaver, and Force 10 member Doug Reynolds (Angus MacInnes) manage to escape the crippled plane.
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