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6.8A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilians are being dragged into the war with Operation Dynamo, the scheme to get the French and British forces back from the Dunkirk beaches. Some come forward to help, others were less willing.
Released: 1958-03-20134 minDir: Leslie NormanDrama, War
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Cast
- John Mills as Cpl Tubby Binns
- Richard Attenborough as John Holden
- Bernard Lee as Charles Foreman
- Robert Urquhart as Mike
- Ray Jackson as Barlow
- Ronald Hines as Private Miles
Themes
- sacrifice
- world war ii
- evacuation
- based on true story
- survival
- dunkirk
- normandy
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 135
- FilmAffinity ID
- 961662
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- publication date
- 1958-10-31
- title
- Dunkirk
- review score
- 6.9/10
- capital cost
- 400000
- box office
- 310000
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Categories
1950s war drama films1958 British films1958 drama films1958 English-language films1958 filmsBritish black-and-white filmsBritish war drama filmsBritish World War II filmsEaling Studios filmsEnglish-language war drama filmsFilms about the Dunkirk evacuationFilms based on multiple worksFilms directed by Leslie NormanFilms produced by Michael BalconFilms scored by Malcolm ArnoldFilms shot at MGM-British StudiosMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer filmsTemplate film date with 1 release dateWorld War II films based on actual events