Gregory Peck personally assures you that this will be the most exciting film you’ll ever see, and he just might be right. The Guns of Navarone is a standout in the Men On a Mission world of wartime sabotage, using its cast (Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn et al) to the fullest extent of their abilities while creating a crew more likely to cut each others’ throats than the enemy’s.

We’re celebrating all week with war movies. Today we learn what happens when a band of misfits has to blow up a pair of giant guns or see 2,000 men get killed.

The Universal Day of the Jedi is this Sunday, May 25. Officially started last year on the 30th anniversary of the release of A New Hope, The Universal Day of the Jedi is a celebration of everything Star Wars, from the original movies to the general fandom surrounding the series.