Dunkirk

About Dunkirk

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.

Dunkirk (1958) is a war film directed by Leslie Norman. Released in March 1958, it runs 134 minutes.

Its themes are sacrifice, evacuation, dunkirk, and historical battle. The story is adapted from real events.

John Mills appears as Cpl Tubby Binns, Richard Attenborough as John Holden, Bernard Lee as Charles Foreman, and Robert Urquhart as Mike. The screenplay is by David Divine and W.P. Lipscomb. It streams on BFI Player Amazon Channel in the United States.

Dunkirk, Saving Private Ryan, and The Pianist make useful companions to Dunkirk, all filed under survival. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 77 votes.