Dunkirk (1958)★ 7.1/10
- Action
- Drama
- History
- War
Directed by: Leslie Norman
Written by: Elleston Trevor, Ewan Butler, J.S. Bradford, David Divine, W.P. Lipscomb
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.
- Original title
- Dunkirk
- Storyline
- Two stories in one, an easygoing 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 are less willing.
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 · 3,985
- Companies
- Ealing Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Metro, CBS, Warner Home Video, Umbrella Entertainment, StudioCanal, 9Gem
- Release dates
- GB March 20, 1958
- AU May 15, 1958
- IE August 1, 1958
- JP August 9, 1958
- HK September 4, 1958
- ZA September 4, 1958
- US September 10, 1958
- FR October 22, 1958
- PE October 30, 1958
- XWG October 31, 1958
- IT November 27, 1958
- SE December 8, 1958
- NL May 29, 1959
- FI August 21, 1959
- DK April 25, 1960
- DE October 19, 2017