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Weekend at Dunkirk
“Only once before, in The Longest Day, has a motion picture achieved such greatness !”
6.9 / 10• 1964• 1h 59m•NR• French
DramaWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Julien Maillat
Lead
Catherine Spaak
Jeanne
Georges Géret
Pinot
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Pierson
François Périer
Alexandre
Pierre Mondy
Dhéry
Ronald Howard
le capitaine Robinson
Dominique Zardi
le caporal-chef réceptionniste
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Henri Verneuil's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Weekend at Dunkirk is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
