Robert Shaw ( The Deep , Jaws ) and Harrison Ford ( The Fugitive , Air Force One ) star as fearless World War II commandos in this thrilling follow-up to The Guns of Navarone . Directed by Guy Hamilton ( Goldfinger ) and adapted to the screen by Robin Chapman (screenplay) and Academy Award (r) winner* Carl Foreman (screen story), it's a large-scale action-adventure saga with "remarkable special effects" ( Los Angeles Times ), a powerful cast and "one hair-breadth escape after another" ( Newsweek ). In the darkest days of World War II, Hitler's armies are storming through Europe, annihilating all opposition in their path. But US Colonel Barnsby (Ford) plots to strike a crippling blow to the brutal Nazi forces. To succeed, he'll need the help of the most skilled and lethal soldiers in the world: the Force 10 squad, fresh from itstriumphant mission at Navarone. *1957: Adapted Screenplay, The Bridge on the River Kwai