The Guns of Navarone (1961) filming locations

Athènes, Greece

The scene : 1 min — The ancient temple seen at the very beginning of the film.

Rhodes, Greece

Marina of the city of Rhodes, watched over by statues of deer and the Saint Nicholas fort.

The scene : 18 min — The port where the unit of saboteurs gathers before its departure.

Rhodes, Greece

The scene : 25 min — The sabotage unit boards a fishing boat on the coast.

Rhodes, Greece

Medieval enclosure of the old town of Rhodes, built by the Knights of Saint John, inscribed as a World Heritage site.

The scene : 2 hr 4 min — The 'Navarone' ramparts: the trap has worked and the Germans are leaving the square.

Lindos, Greece

Ancient Acropolis perched above the village of Lindos, on the island of Rhodes, dominated by the temple of Athena Lindia and a fortress of the Knights.

The scene : Meeting point of the commando with the resistance fighters Maria and Anna.

Rhodes, Greece

The scene : Cliff scenes, including the climb towards the goal.

Dakar, Senegal

A small island off the coast of Dakar, an old slave trade outpost, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It also forms one of the boroughs of Dakar and has no automobile traffic.

The scene : Exterior cliffs of "Navarone" filmed on the island.

Chatsworth, United States

Former filming ranch of Chatsworth, in the San Fernando Valley, with iconic rock formations, set for hundreds of westerns and adventure films.

The scene : Rocky scenery shot at this ranch in the suburbs of Los Angeles.

Shepperton, United Kingdom

Historic film studios of Surrey, in west London.

The scene : Film interiors; the studio backlot was used for the ammunition elevator scene in the cliffs.

Borehamwood, United Kingdom

One of the four large stages measuring 146 × 96 feet of the block built in 1948 facing the road. Cut in half at the end of the 1950s to create a first Stage 6, then restored in one piece, it was demolished along with six other stages after the sale of half the site in 1989, where a Tesco supermarket now stands. Number 1 now refers to one of the two stages of the George Lucas Stage, opened in 1999.

The scene : Part of the filming took place there.

Borehamwood, United Kingdom

Opened in 1925 on Shenley Road, this complex is one of the oldest operating film studios in Britain.

The scene : Interiors of the film; the outdoor tank served for the storm scene.