Dunkirk

Dunkirk (1958)

A 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.

Date of release
1958-03-20
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (77)
Runtime
2h 14m
Genres
Drama, War
Director
Leslie Norman

Casting

  • John Mills — Cpl Tubby Binns
  • Richard Attenborough — John Holden
  • Bernard Lee — Charles Foreman
  • Robert Urquhart — Mike
  • Ray Jackson — Barlow
  • Ronald Hines — Private Miles
  • Sean Barrett — Frankie
  • Roland Curram — Harper
  • Meredith Edwards — Dave Bellman
  • Michael Bates — Froome
  • Rodney Diak — Pannet
  • Michael Shillo — Jouvet

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