Dunkirk (1958)
135 min
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.
- Release date
- March 20, 1958
- Country of origin
- United States, United Kingdom
Trailer
Cast
- John Mills as Corporal 'Tubby' Binns
- Richard Attenborough as John Holden
- Bernard Lee as Charles Foreman
- Robert Urquhart as Private Mike Russell
- Ray Jackson as Private Barlow
- Ronald Hines as Private Miles
- Sean Barrett as Frankie
- Roland Curram as Private Harper
- Meredith Edwards as Private Dave Bellman
- Michael Bates as Airman Froome
Crew
- Leslie Norman · Director
- Elleston Trevor · Writer
- Ewan Butler · Writer
- J.S. Bradford · Writer
- David Divine · Writer
- Michael Balcon · Producer
- Malcolm Arnold · Composer
- Paul Beeson · Cinematographer
- Gordon Stone · Editor