The screenplay by producer Carl Foreman was based on Alistair MacLean's 1957 novel The Guns of Navarone, which was inspired by the Battle of Leros during the Dodecanese Campaign of World War II.
Skenarionya dibuat oleh produser Carl Foreman berdasarkan pada novel 1957 Alistair MacLean The Guns of Navarone, yang terinspirasi oleh Pertempuran Leros pada Kampanye Dodecanese dari Perang Dunia II.