USA / Yugoslavia,
1961, 158 min
(Alternative: 151 min)
Directed by:
J. Lee ThompsonScreenplay:
Carl ForemanCinematography:
Oswald MorrisComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, Anthony Quayle, James Darren, Irene Papas, Gia Scala, James Robertson Justice, Richard Harris (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
During World War II, an Allied force finds themselves trapped on the Island of Kheros with a small channel the only way to evacuate. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1962 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
- 1962 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1962 - J. Lee Thompson (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1962 - Carl Foreman (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1962 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1962 - Dimitri Tiomkin (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 1962 - Best Sound Mixing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1962 - Carl Foreman (Best British Screenplay)
Golden Globes
- 1962 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1962 - Dimitri Tiomkin (Best Original Score)
- 1962 - J. Lee Thompson (Best Director)