Prologue Narrator Quotes in The Guns of Navarone (1961)

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    Prologue Narrator: Greece and the islands of the Aegean Sea have given birth to many myths and legends of war and adventure. And these once-proud stones, these ruined and shattered temples bear witness to the civilization that flourished and then died here and to the demigods and heroes who inspired those legends on this sea and these islands. But, though the stage is the same, ours is a legend of our own times, and its heroes are not demigods, but ordinary people. In 1943, so the story goes, 2000 British soldiers lay marooned on the tiny island of Kheros, exhausted and helpless. They had exactly one week to live for in Berlin the Axis high command had determined on a show of strength in the Aegean Sea to bully neutral Turkey into coming into the war on their side. The scene of that demonstration was to be Kheros, itself of no military value, but only a few miles off the coast of Turkey. The cream of the German war machine, rested and ready, was to spearhead the attack, and the men on Kheros were doomed unless they could be evacuated before the blitz. But the only passage to and from Kheros was guarded and blocked by two great, newly designed, radar-controlled guns on the nearby island of Navarone. Guns too powerful and accurate for any allied ship then in the Aegean to challenge. Allied intelligence learned of the projected blitz only one week before the appointed date. What took place in the next six days became the legend of Navarone.

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    Prologue narrator: This is Alfred Hitchcock speaking. In the past, I have given you many kinds of suspense pictures. But this time, I would like you to see a different one. The difference lies in the fact that this is a true story, every word of it. And yet it contains elements that are stranger than all the fiction that has gone into many of the thrillers that I've made before.

  • Prologue Narrator: [First lines] Ladies and gentlemen, the motion picture you are about to see contains an evil spell, as used by practitioners of witchcraft for centuries. Even today, in many parts of the world, people practiced black magic and witchcraft. Charms, amulets, voodoo candles, grave dirt, and locks of hair are believed to ward off evil spirits and spells. You may doubt the effectiveness of these spells, but through every civilization, people have believed in witches. Could they all be wrong? I don't think so. For I have see its power, proved too many times. I am now about to dispel all evil spirits that may radiate from the screen during this performance!

    [recites chant]

    Prologue Narrator: And now, with a free mind and a protected soul, we ask you to enjoy, "Burn Witch, Burn."

  • Prologue Narrator: Many stories have been told of the lawlessness of the Western frontier, but none can match the plight of Peaceful Valley where outlaw gangs robbed and murdered with impunity. Horse thieves and cattle rustlers drove hard-working ranchers into bankruptcy and night riders terrorized innocent homesteaders. Lurking behind all this violence was a mysterious figure known to some as "The Rattler". His cunning disguises enabled him to conceal his true identity even from the men working for him. While his masked riders vandalized the countryside, the town was in the grip of his syndicate of bankers and businessmen. Except for the few ranches run by honest cattlemen or their daughters, the entire valley was a dangerous no-man's land filled with ambushers and lynch mobs. The situation seemed hopeless and, indeed, would have been had not the federal government sent the 25 best lawmen in the West. They came in one at a time. Some were easily spotted by their white horse and distinctive hat, but most chose to travel incognito, using assumed names and sometimes even posing as outlaws. It is to these fearless lawmen, their loyal sidekicks and the women of the valley who trusted them that our story is dedicated.

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