Major Roy Franklin

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British Army officer fictional character military officer

Major Roy Franklin is a British officer in the World War II adventure novel and film "The Guns of Navarone," whose injury and compromised status create a critical moral and tactical dilemma for the commando team.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Major Roy Franklin canonical	1
Major Roy Franklin in "The Guns of Navarone"	1

Statements (28)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army officer ⓘ fictional character ⓘ military officer ⓘ
allegiance	Allies of World War II ⓘ surface form: Allies United Kingdom ⓘ
appearsIn	The Guns of Navarone ⓘ surface form: The Guns of Navarone (1961 film) The Guns of Navarone ⓘ surface form: The Guns of Navarone (novel)
basedOnWork	The Guns of Navarone ⓘ surface form: The Guns of Navarone (novel) by Alistair MacLean
characterType	supporting character ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
creator	Alistair MacLean ⓘ
genre	adventure fiction ⓘ war fiction ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
medium	film ⓘ literature ⓘ
militaryBranch	British Army ⓘ
mission	destroy German guns on Navarone ⓘ
narrativeFunction	creates moral dilemma for the commando team ⓘ creates tactical dilemma for the commando team ⓘ
rank	Major ⓘ
role	commando team leader ⓘ
setting	Aegean Sea ⓘ German-occupied Greece ⓘ
status	compromised ⓘ wounded ⓘ
timePeriod	early 1940s ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Guns of Navarone → character → Major Roy Franklin ⓘ

Anthony Quayle → notableRole → Major Roy Franklin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Major Roy Franklin in "The Guns of Navarone"