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This promotional short film advertising the upcoming action film The Guns of Navarone (1961) includes much behind-the-scenes footage of its filming on the Greek island of Rhodes. Usually movie sets are closed to outsiders, so it is rare to get a glimpse of the activity behind the camera. But when the stars came to Rhodes, the entire island became one huge motion picture set, making it impossible to keep people out. The people of Rhodes were curious, as most had probably never seen a film company in action before. When the American Sixth Fleet dropped anchor at Rhodes, U.S. sailors also visited the set and some had their hats signed by Gia Scala. During the Easter holiday, the Greek prime minister came to visit and to participate in the traditional festivities, joined by the film's stars. Probably the most unusual visitors ever to a movie production set were members of the Greek royal family including the King, Queen and princesses, and also the former King and Queen of Romania. Perhaps the orphan boys who live on Rhodes will best remember the visit by the film crew to the island -- many scenes were shot near the orphanage, and the boys were daily visitors to the locations. Finally, the stars gave a farewell party for the friends they had made, to note the time when the "no visitors" sign was taken down for "The Guns of Navarone".