Dünkirchen (1958) 3w635w

Dünkirchen: Directed by Leslie Norman. With John Mills, Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee, Robert Urquhart. A dramatization of the British Expeditionary Force’s 1940 retreat to the beaches of and the extraordinary seaborne evacuation that saved it from utter destruction by Nazi .

“A simple film, two stories, soldiers and civilians who did what needed to be done. None of the romance of u0026quot;Mrs Minnever,u0026quot; but moving nonetheless.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI appreciated this film all the more for having seen u0026quot;Pearl Harboru0026quot; a few months ago. I gave u0026quot;Dunkirku0026quot; 8/10, maybe a little generous, because of the attention to detail and accuracy. The acting was better than adequate, and it was wonderful to see a youngish Bernard Lee. He was 49 when this film was released in 1958 — there is a gap in his filmography from 41 to 45, so he probably served in the war… as did many of the other actors.”