History Film / ForceTenFromNavarone

* AdaptationNameChange: Many, most of which don't really seem to do much except cause confusion: Maria is now Maritza, General Vukalovic is demoted to being Major Petrovich, Captain Droshy is Captain Drazak, and Captain Neufeld gets a promotion to Major Schroeder.

** Petar, who is replaced as [[spoiler:the leader of the Partisans]] by Petrovich. Note that this isn't a simple character name change, as Petar is a young, blind boy and Petrovich is the movie's version of General Vukalovic.

* HereWeGoAgain: Having complained loudly about being sent straight from Navarone to Yugoslavia, our heroes are ''finally'' looking forward to some leave, when their commander says that another little job has just come up...
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Marko sacrifices himself to kill Sergeant Bismarck and his men so the gang can escape on the train.]]

* KnifeFight: In the climax Weaver gets into a knife fight with the Chetnik leader, who even [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain mocks "blackie" for bleeding red]]. Weaver ultimately wins but is gravely injured.

* TheLoad: Barnsby regards the British officers as this initially, but comes to accept their assistance when he lacks the men and equipment to carry out his mission.

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Sergeant Bauer. While he isn't exactly dangerous, in stressful situations he quickly proves to be a huge liability due to not thinking straight. Because of is unassuming and bookish nature, when the heroes tie up Schroeder and the others, they seem to overlook Bauer. [[spoiler:Cue him grabbing a gun and accidentally killing Reynolds after a failed attempt to make the good guys stand down.]]

* EurekaMoment: After Miller surveys the bridge and announces that there's absolutely no way he can destroy it with the supplies he has at hand, Mallory asks Miller what would happen if the bridge was hit by several million tons of water. This causes the team to change their plan from destroying the bridge to destroying the dam so that the unleashed river can destroy the bridge.

* BigDamPlot: In both the book and film, the mission is a cover to destroy an important dam (Or more accurately, a strategically important bridge, but the only way to take out the bridge is to blow the dam so that the resulting flood can destroy the bridge).

''Force 10 from Navarone'' is a 1978 film directed by Creator/GuyHamilton and starring Creator/RobertShaw, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/EdwardFox, Creator/BarbaraBach, Franco Nero and Creator/CarlWeathers, based on a 1968 novel by Creator/AlistairMacLean. The events depicted take place during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII but are [[HistoricalFiction entirely fictional]]. A small contingent of American soldiers, plus two of the British soldiers from ''Literature/TheGunsOfNavarone'', are sent to Yugoslavia to carry out two separate missions. The Brits aim to eliminate a known traitor masquerading as a Yugoslav Partisan, while the Americans were sent to destroy a bridge.

* WouldntHitAGirl: And when Barnsby finally does, she complains it wasn't hard enough. [[spoiler:Maritza is TheMole and she needs a convincing bruise to cover up letting Mallory and Barnsby escape.]] Fortunately, Mallory WouldHitAGirl
** In fact, Creator/RobertShaw really did punch Creator/BarbaraBach in that scene, knocking her unconscious.

''Force 10 from Navarone'' is a 1968 novel by Creator/AlistairMacLean, and [[TheFilmOfTheBook a 1978 film adaptation]] starring Creator/RobertShaw, Creator/HarrisonFord, Creator/EdwardFox, Creator/BarbaraBach, Franco Nero and Creator/CarlWeathers. The events depicted take place during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII but are [[HistoricalFiction entirely fictional]]. A small contingent of American soldiers, plus two of the British soldiers from ''Literature/TheGunsOfNavarone'', are sent to Yugoslavia to carry out two separate missions. The Brits aim to eliminate a known traitor masquerading as a Yugoslav Partisan, while the Americans were sent to destroy a bridge.

** German soldiers talking to each other in German without any translation for the audience:
*** When the soldiers are starting their search for the Force Ten soldiers who parachuted from the bomber.
*** When the soldiers are marching the Force Ten soldiers to their FiringSquad execution.

** The German guards and workers on the bridge talk to each other in untranslated German in several scenes.

*** A German guard speaks to Colonel Barnesby and other German soldiers in German without translation.

** When the Yugoslav characters speak to each other in Serbo-Croatian.
*** Captain Lescovar (AKA Nicolai) argues with one of his subordinates about whether to kill Mallory and Barnsby.
*** A young Chetnik boy tells Captain Drazak about the fake Chetniks with bandages covering their faces.

*** Captain Lescovar (AKA Nicolai) argues one of his subordinates about whether to kill Mallory and Barnsby.

** When the Yugoslav characters speak to each other in Serbian. For example, Captain Drazak and a young boy talk to each other and Captain Lescovar (AKA Nicolai) argues one of his subordinates, all without any translation for the audience.

** The Yugoslav characters speak to each other in Serbian. For example, Captain Drazak and a young boy talk to each other without any translation for the audience.

* RealityHasNoSubtitles:

** During the airdrop, TheMole Lescovar talks to the approaching Nazi bomber pilot in untranslated German.

''Force 10 from Navarone'' is a 1968 novel by Creator/AlistairMacLean, and [[TheFilmOfTheBook a 1978 film adaptation]] starring Creator/RobertShaw, Creator/HarrisonFord, Edward Fox, Creator/BarbaraBach, Franco Nero and Creator/CarlWeathers. The events depicted take place during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII but are [[HistoricalFiction entirely fictional]]. A small contingent of American soldiers, plus two of the British soldiers from ''Literature/TheGunsOfNavarone'', are sent to Yugoslavia to carry out two separate missions. The Brits aim to eliminate a known traitor masquerading as a Yugoslav Partisan, while the Americans were sent to destroy a bridge.

''Force 10 from Navarone'' is a 1968 novel by Creator/AlistairMacLean, and [[TheFilmOfTheBook a 1978 film adaptation]] starring Robert Shaw, Creator/HarrisonFord and Edward Fox. The events depicted take place during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII but are [[HistoricalFiction entirely fictional]]. A small contingent of American soldiers, plus two of the British soldiers from ''Literature/TheGunsOfNavarone'', are sent to Yugoslavia to carry out two separate missions. The Brits aim to eliminate a known traitor masquerading as a Yugoslav Partisan, while the Americans were sent to destroy a bridge.

* WouldntHitAGirl: And when Barnsby finally does, she complains it wasn't hard enough. [[spoiler:Maritza is TheMole and she needs a convincing bruise to cover up letting Mallory and Barnsby escape.]] Fortunately, Mallory WouldHitAGirl.
** In fact, Robert Shaw really did punch Barbara Bach in that scene, knocking her unconscious.

* RealityHasNoSubtitles: * ''Film/ForceTenFromNavarone''

** The German guards on the bridge talk to each other in untranslated German in several scenes.