Dunkirk (1958)
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One of the most significant moments in the history of British warfare (in both the best and worst sense) is given reverent but reserved treatment in Dunkirk. The film takes place during the 1940 evacuation of Allied troops across the English channel. One party of British soldiers becomes detached… More One of the most significant moments in the history of British warfare (in both the best and worst sense) is given reverent but reserved treatment in Dunkirk. The film takes place during the 1940 evacuation of Allied troops across the English channel. One party of British soldiers becomes detached from the rest of the retreating Allies. John Mills plays an inexperienced lance corporal who resists an increase in rank, but when the chips are down performs with courage and authority in organizing the lost troop and shepherding them to Dunkirk. Running 135 minutes in its original release (much of the footage comprised of newsreel shots), Dunkirk was based on two novels: Eleston Trever's The Big Pick-Up and Lt. Col. Ewan Hunter and Maj. J. S. Bradford's Dunkirk. The above time pertains to the original British theatrical version; the film was reedited and shortened to 113 minutes for U.S. release. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Leslie Norman
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 25, 1958 Wide
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Cast
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John Mills
as "Tubby" Binns
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Bernard Lee
as Charles Foreman
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Richard Attenborough
as Holden
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Meredith Edwards
as Dave Bellman
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Robert Urquhart
as Mike
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Ray Jackson
as Barlow
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Anthony Nicholls
as Military Spokesman
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Maxine Audley
as Diana Foreman
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Michael Shillo
as Jouvet
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Sean Barrett
as Frankie
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Victor Maddern
as Merchant Seaman
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Kenneth Cope
as Lt. Lumpkin
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Warwick Ashton
as Battery Sgt. Major
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Peter Halliday
as Battery Major
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Cyril Raymond
as Viscount Gort
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Nicholas Hannen
as Vice Adm. Ramsey
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Eddie Byrne
as Commander
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Fred Griffiths
as Old Sweet
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Christopher Rhodes
as Sergeant on Beaches
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Lionel Jeffries
as Colonel
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Harry Landis
as Dr. Levy
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John Horsley
as Padre
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Patrick Allen
as Sergeant
- Joss Ambler
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Michael Bates
as Froome
- Bernard Cribbins
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Barry Foster
as Don R
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Michael Gwynn
as Commander
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Lloyd Lamble
as Staff Colonel
- Frederick Piper
- William Squire
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John Welsh
as Staff Colonel
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Dennis O'Keefe
as Himself
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Chesney Allen
as Himself
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Patricia Plunkett
as Grace Holden
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Denys Graham
as Fraser
- Rodney Diak
