| Force 10 From Navarone | 
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Sales Rank: 12331
Category: DVD
Actors: Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford, Barbara Bach, Edward Fox, Franco Nero
Director: Guy Hamilton
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 244 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
Picture Format: Array
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: 908418
ISBN: 0792844017
UPC: 027616841827
EAN: 9780792844013
ASIN: 0792844017
Release Date: March 28, 2000
Theatrical Release Date: December 8, 1978
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Robert Shaw (The Deep, Jaws) and Harrison Ford (The Fugitive, Air Force One) star as fearless World War II commandos in this thrilling follow-up to The Guns of Navarone. Directed by Guy Hamilton (Goldfinger) and adapted to the screen by Robin Chapman (screenplay) and Academy AwardA(r) winner* Carl Foreman (screen story), it's a large-scale action-adventure saga with "remarkable special effects" (Los Angeles Times), a powerful cast and "one hair-breadth escape after another" (Newsweek). In the darkest days of World War II, Hitler's armies are storming through Europe, annihilating all opposition in their path. But US Colonel Barnsby (Ford) plots to strike a crippling blow to the brutal Nazi forces. To succeed, he'll need the help of the most skilled and lethal soldiers in the world: the Force 10 squad, fresh from itstriumphant mission at Navarone. *1957: Adapted Screenplay, The Bridge on the River Kwai
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Generally underrated by critics, this 1978 sequel to the famous Guns of Navarone finds a miscellaneous group of commandos and spies trying to hinder the Nazis by destroying a bridge between them and the partisans. The story (based on a novel by Alistair MacLean) has nothing to do with the first film, but it is a tightly woven and entertaining piece with sharp performances and delightful character alliances. Director Guy Hamilton (Goldfinger) brings his trademark eye for handsome vistas to the canvas as well, so this is hardly the shoddy and dull knockoff many reviewers have previously suggested. No classic, perhaps, but a lot of fun. --Tom Keogh
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 "The Guns of Navarone" it isn't, But "Force 10" is Still A Force To Be Reckoned With! December 29, 2008
Everything that can go wrong for the heroes--does go wrong for them--in "Goldfinger" director Guy Hamilton's "Force 10 from Navarone," an above-average, atmospheric, $10-million dollar, World War II tale of espionage and adventure based on Alistair MacLean's exciting bestseller. Remember, MacLean wrote "Where Eagles Dare." Unfortunately, "Force 10 from Navarone" isn't as superlative as its source novel and many of its problems spring from the unfortunate fact that 20 years elapsed before the filmmakers brought it to get it to the screen. "Force 10" features a first-rate cast with Robert Shaw taking over the Gregory Peck role, Edward Fox replacing David Niven as the explosives expert, both of whom are joined by Carl Weathers of "Rocky" fame, Barbara Back and Richard Kiel from the James Bond movie "The Spy Who Loved Me." "The Long Ships" lenser Christopher Challis captures all this larger-than-life action with his widescreen photography. "Where Eagles Dare" & "633 Squadron" composer Rod Goodwin supplies an exhilarating as well as suspenseful orchestral score.
The instant that Robert Shaw and his commandos parachute into the Balkans, the British R.A.F. Lancaster bomber that they commandeered after a hard-knuckled fist fight with M.P.s blows up. No sooner than they land behind enemy lines than they find themselves prisoners about to be shot as spies by the villainous Nazis. Only at the last possible moment do our valiant heroes triumph over well-nigh impossible odds. They confront the same perils--in a sense--that Hercules faced when he hacked off the Hydra's head, only to see two more heads grow back to replace the one that he'd cut off.
Aside from a decapitation scene and the sadistic beating that Richard Kiel gives Barbara Bach, "Force 10 from Navarone" is a stylized fantasy in the superb tradition of the World War II propaganda combat movies that Errol Flynn made at Warner Brothers between 1942 and 1945. Although scores of men die, bloodletting is kept to a minimum. Take the heroes: a stout bunch of lads with clenched jaws and uncompromising virtue. Or the villains: a ruthless pack of devils that outnumber the good guys 100 to one. Nevertheless, despite the suicidal odds, our resourceful heroes carry out their mission, but not without considerable trouble. Sadly, Alistair MacLean's thrilling novel loses much of its panache in Robin Chapman's script. While Chapman's script keeps most of the plot intact (yes, they destroy a bridge by blasting a dam to smithereens), he has rewritten many scenes, eliminated several important characters, and added some--like Carl Weather's African-American sergeant.
Director Guy Hamilton encores explosive footage from director J. Lee Thompson's "The Guns of Navarone" to remind us that "Force 10" qualifies as a sequel. The movie opens with a map to establish the geography of the setting accompanied by stirring narration: "Deep in the heart of the Aegean Sea lies the island of Navarone. In 1943, it stood poised like a knife in the Allies' side." Hamilton keeps the action crackling and never allows the clutter of the plot--Major Keith Mallory (Shaw) and Corporal Dusty Miller (Fox) must identify a traitor as well as help out Lieutenant Colonel Mike Barnsby (Harrison Ford of "Star Wars") and his survivor blow up the bridge. In the book, Mallory and Miller were sent in to destroy the bridge and there was no Lt. Colonel Barnsby.
To his credit, Hamilton has enlisted a persuasive cast, convincing special effects, and the actual setting of the action: scenic Yugoslavia. In his last role, Robert Shaw gives a hearty performance as Mallory. Edward Fox is simply delightful as the 'vetty' British explosives expert. When he observes the bridge that Barnsby has been sent to blow up, he observes that the force of the charges won't "seriously inconvenience" the Nazis.
"Force 10 from Navarone" is a seriously underrated World War II feature film. It is really a shame that they didn't letterbox both copies of the movie.
 fullscreen stinks December 21, 2008
It seems that the full screen version of this film must have been taken from an old worn out video. The wide screen version is a crisp and clear picture. DVD was invented for the movie lover however people complained about many of the films being available in wide screen. Wide screen is the way to go for one sees what the director intended the audience to see.
Force 10 Remastered November 4, 2008
I had seen the original release from 1978 on VHS tape from my library. One day I was at Wal-mart and saw it in the $5.00 bin, so I bought it. Finally I coulkd enjoy a digitally remastered version of the film instead of a grany VHS. I was also suprised and happy to find that the remastered version cut out some of Walters (Carl Weathers) dumb lines. Like the part where they ate placing explosives down on the road and the kinda look like dog crap and Walters says something to the extent of: " I thought you were supposed to pick up dog crap, not spread it around" and after the explosives blow he said "Man that's some powerful dog doo." Thankfully those lines were removed and now it has a bit more of a war movie feel instead of a war-comedy feel.
All in all it's a good movie, not a great as Saving Private Ryan or Where Eagles Dare but still better than We Were Soldiers and Guns Of Navarone.
 Force 10 From Navorone June 29, 2008
Nice follow on fron The Guns of Navarone. Good choice of actors to replace Gregory Peck & David Niven.The inclusion of Harison Ford was a ++.Good action movie.
Not quite original, not quite a sequel.... September 8, 2007
1978's "Force 10 From Navarone" is based on the novel of the same name by famed storyteller Alistair MacLean, who wrote it as a sequel to his superb best-selling novel, "The Guns of Navarone", which had been made into a 1961 Academy Award-winning movie by Director Carl Foreman.
"Force 10 From Navarone" is a perfectly adequate action movie with a better than average cast headed by Robert Shaw and Harrison Ford, as directed by Guy Hamilton, a veteran of the James Bond movies. Its title, unfortunately, invites unequal comparisons with the earlier novels and movie.
The plot involves a mission by an Allied commando team, played by Harrison Ford, Robert Shaw, and Edward Fox, who replicate the roles played respectively by Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, and David Niven in the original "Guns". Their mission is to infiltrate Nazi-held Yugoslavia, navigate through the treacherous partisan underground, and destroy a key dam. In the movie, they are accompanied by a collection of misfit soldiers, most notably Carl Weathers of "Rocky" fame.
MacLean's plot in the original "Force 10" was difficult to follow through its convoluted sequence of cover stories and betrayals. In the movie, the plot descends into incoherence; viewers are recommended to sit back and enjoy the action sequences, the highlight of which may be the actual attack on the dam. The script is serviceable in advancing the movie, although it misses many opportunities to take advantage of the excellent and sardonic dialogue of the novel
Harrison Ford and Robert Shaw make a passable buddy team with some resemblance to the remarkable partnership between Keith Mallory and Andrea Stavros that sustained the two "Navarone" novels. Edward Fox is actually a better fit to the Corporal Miller character of the two novels,and carries his role off with his usual style. Richard Kiel and Barbara Bach add local color as members of the partisan organizations.
Viewers coming to this movie without experience of the novels and the original "Guns of Navarone" will find this entertaining fun despite the muddled plot. Fans of Alistair MacLean's novels and of the original "Guns" may find this adaption of "Force 10 From Navarone" confusing and less satisfying.
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