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Weekend at Dunkirk
Weekend at Dunkirk

Weekend at Dunkirk

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

Genres

DramaWar

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

18 December 1964

Country

France

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Julien Maillat

Catherine Spaak

Catherine Spaak

Jeanne

Georges Géret

Georges Géret

Pinot

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Pierson

François Périer

François Périer

Alexandre

Pierre Mondy

Pierre Mondy

Dhéry

Ronald Howard

Ronald Howard

le capitaine Robinson

Dominique Zardi

Dominique Zardi

le caporal-chef réceptionniste

Marie Dubois

Marie Dubois

Hélène, la femme d'Atkins

Christian Barbier

Christian Barbier

Paul

Jean-Paul Roussillon

Jean-Paul Roussillon

le gouape

Paul Préboist

Paul Préboist

le soldat qui boit

Pierre Vernier

Pierre Vernier

un croque-mort

François Guérin

François Guérin

Le lieutenant pressé

Kenneth Haigh

Kenneth Haigh

Atkins

Albert Rémy

Albert Rémy

Virrel

Nigel Stock

Nigel Stock

Un soldat brûlé

Alan Adair

Alan Adair

Robert Bazil

Robert Bazil

Un soldat

Charles Bouillaud

Charles Bouillaud

Le rouspéteur

Gérard Darrieu

Gérard Darrieu

Un lieutenant

Robert Deslandes

Robert Deslandes

Colin Mann

Colin Mann

Christian Melsen

Christian Melsen

1st German Parachutist

Michel Barbey

Michel Barbey

Dr. Claude Cirilli

Marie-France Boyer

Marie-France Boyer

Jacqueline

Pierre Collet

Pierre Collet

Le capitaine Français

Raoul Delfosse

Raoul Delfosse

Le soldat annonçant la mort d'Alexandre / Infantryman

Jean-Claude Dubois

Jean-Claude Dubois

Bob Lerick

Bob Lerick

Bernard Musson

Bernard Musson

Un croque-mort

Donald O'Brien

Donald O'Brien

L'officier anglais

Paul Pavel

Paul Pavel

Robert Rollis

Robert Rollis

Le soldat à bicyclette

Rolph Spath

Rolph Spath

Un parachutiste allemand / 2nd German Parachutist

Julien Verdier

Julien Verdier

L'infirmier

Marie-France Mignal

Marie-France Mignal

Antoinette

Anthony Stuart

Anthony Stuart

Robert Napier

Robert Napier

René Penetra

René Penetra

Eric Sinclair

Eric Sinclair

Louis Viret

Louis Viret

Le chauffeur du lieutenant

Jacques Ferrière

Jacques Ferrière

Maurice Auzel

Maurice Auzel

Le soldat dans l'abri

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