
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $2.06M worldwide
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Setting
Set in France
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Music
Music by Malcolm Arnold
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Paul Beeson
Details
- Director
- Writers
- W.P. LipscombScreenplay
- Trevor Dudley-SmithNovel
- David DivineScreenplay
- J. S. BradfordBook
- Ewan ButlerBook
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 20, 1958
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
Streaming on
In the United States
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