The Guns of Navarone. Poster of the 1961 movie and cover of the 1957 book
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The Guns of Navarone
Alistair MacLean, 1957
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J. Lee Thompson, 1961

In 1943, the Axis powers plan an assault on the island of Kheros, where 2,000 British soldiers are marooned, to display their military strength and convince neutral Turkey to join them. Rescue by the Royal Navy is prevented by two massive radar-directed large-calibre guns on nearby Navarone Island. Franklin’s best friend Corporal Miller, an explosives expert and former chemistry teacher; Greco-American Spyros Pappadimos, a native of Navarone.


The Odyssey. Poster of the 1997 TV series and cover of the -700 book
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The Odyssey
Homer, -700
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Andrei Konchalovsky, 1997

Odysseus, the king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Ithaca, is called to service in the Trojan War after the birth of his son Telemachus, much to the dismay of his wife Queen Penelope. Odysseus is worried that he may not return, and tells Penelope that she should remarry by the time Telemachus is a man if he does not return.


Captain Corelli's Mandolin. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1994 book
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Louis de Bernières, 1994
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John Madden, 2001

Greece’s Ionian Islands are occupied by the Italian Army when it brings a large garrison along with a few Germans to the tranquil island of Cephalonia, whose inhabitants surrender immediately. Captain Antonio Corelli, an officer of the Italian 33rd Acqui Infantry Division, has a jovial personality and a passion for the mandolin, and trains his battery of men to choral sing.