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Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Director: Guy Hamilton, rated PG

Explosive high adventure! A mission more daring than silencing the "Guns".

Film ClipStarring: Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford, Edward Fox, Franco Nero, Barbara Bach, Carl Weathers, Richard Kiel, Alan Badel, Michael Byrne

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"Miller, what would happen to the bridge if that central arch were suddenly hit by several million tons of water?" - Mallory

Why watch this? A young Harrison Ford holds his own alongside Robert Shaw in this great WWII thriller!

Plot Summary: Two British officers from the prior Navarone mission, Maj. Mallory and Sgt. Miller, are tasked with identifying and eliminating a German spy hiding among Yugoslav Partisans. To reach enemy territory, they join forces with an American commando unit called Force 10, led by Col. Barnsby, whose own mission involves destroying a strategically vital bridge.

Dad's Preview: This is one of many fictitious films made with World War II as the backdrop. It's a fairly simple action flick, yet there are interesting twists. Ford and Shaw carry the film, Edward Fox delights as the British demolition expert, and Carl Weathers shines as a tough Army sergeant forced onto the mission.


Navarone Productions; Columbia Pictures

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