Though not bad, per s , this job is certainly not on par with the restorations of 'Lawrence Of Arabia' or 'Spartacus' . Semantics aside, this is, none the less, the best video incarnation of 'The Guns Of Navarone' I have ever seen. The most obvious improvement is, of course, letterboxing. The Eastman Color stock has not fared well over time.
Colors are somewhat faded and fleshtones tend toward pink in a number of scenes.
On the plus side, the colors are solid and mostly stable with very little chroma noise. The image appears grainy at times, though I cannot be certain if this is inherent in the film stock or the fault of the transfer. The transfer is quite sharp and sometimes increased sharpness will enhance grain. Though the film is showing signs of age, the soundtrack has fared much better. The Dolby matrix was derived from the four channel magnetic master soundtrack and sounds quite good.