Above all, the film lacks a firm controlling hand which would have ironed out passages of incoherent editing and made the climax really tell.

David Niven is the subservient but stylish chemist Miller, rounding out a film that ranks among the best war movies.

There's a lot of ' Seven Samurai ' in its DNA, while at the same time it reinforces a grittier and more morally complex vision of war than had prevailed in the years leading up to World War II. [Full review in Spanish]

With great action scenes, solid dialogue and an interesting plot, The Guns of Navarone is an excellent example of what war movies were like over 60 years ago.