Weekend at Dunkirk

Weekend at Dunkirk

1964 · 119 min · FR · NR · 7.0 (121 votes)
Dir. Henri Verneuil · Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Spaak, Georges Géret, Jean-Pierre Marielle, François Périer, Pierre Mondy · Music Maurice Jarre

Only once before, in The Longest Day, has a motion picture achieved such greatness !

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In June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Maillat and his men debate whether to evacuate to Britain or stay and fight the German troops that are closing-in from all directions.

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A gripping portrayal of wartime desperation and duty. The film captures the immense pressure and difficult choices faced by soldiers on the brink of annihilation, offering a somber yet ultimately heroic look at survival against overwhelming odds.

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