Dunkerque

Original title: Dunkirk

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7.1/10

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A dramatization of the British Expeditionary Force's 1940 retreat to the beaches of France and the extraordinary seaborne evacuation that saved it from utter destruction by Nazi Germany.

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A dramatization of the British Expeditionary Force's 1940 retreat to the beaches of France and the extraordinary seaborne evacuation that saved it from utter destruction by Nazi Germany.A dramatization of the British Expeditionary Force's 1940 retreat to the beaches of France and the extraordinary seaborne evacuation that saved it from utter destruction by Nazi Germany.A dramatization of the British Expeditionary Force's 1940 retreat to the beaches of France and the extraordinary seaborne evacuation that saved it from utter destruction by Nazi Germany.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

3.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
When the troop ship taking the platoon home is bombed and sunk in Dunkirk harbor, the scene of the ship sinking is taken from La mer cruelle (1953), which depicts the sinking of H.M.S. "Compass Rose".

Goofs
Approx fifteen minutes into the film there is a montage of shots to represent the German attack on Belgium and France in May1940. One shot shows a German Tiger Tank. The first Tigers didn't see action until late 1942.

Quotes
Merchant Seaman: It may be a phoney war to you, but it's not to all the blokes at sea. Never has been.

Crazy credits
After the title is shown, it stays on screen while the rest of the opening credits roll.

Connections
Featured in Film Profile: Michael Balcon (1961)

Soundtracks
Run, Rabbit, Run
(uncredited)
Written by Noel Gay and Ralph T. Butler

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Featured review

8/10

Good account of the Dunkirk evacuation

This film is worth seeing as a good account of the Dunkirk evacuation. John Mills gives a fine performance. I agree with a previous comment that more time could have been devoted to the actual evacuation. However the time devoted to the group of UK soldiers moving through France helps to show conditions for the French people. Someone asked about where the Lock was. The Lock on the Thames where the small boatyard scenes were filmed is Teddington Lock. the suspension footbridge is still there as is the weir. Toughs Boatyard which is referred to in the film was on the River Thames at Teddington opposite the lock, it is now I believe demolished and been replaced by riverside apartments. Other scenes were filmed by the River Thames at Twickenham, along the embankment by Twickenham's Eel Pie Island. This still looks pretty much the same if you go there now.(Except for all the parked cars!

John