Two stories in one, an easygoing 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 are less willing.
Directed By
Leslie NormanWritten By
Trevor Dudley-Smith, W.P. Lipscomb, Studio
Ealing Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-MayerCast of Dunkirk
John MillsCpl Tubby Binns
Richard AttenboroughJohn Holden
Bernard LeeCharles Foreman
Robert UrquhartMike
Ray JacksonBarlow
Ronald HinesPrivate Miles
Sean BarrettFrankie
Roland CurramHarper
Meredith EdwardsDave Bellman
Michael BatesFroome
Rodney DiakPannet
Michael ShilloJouvet
Eddie ByrneCommander (Tough's Yard)
Maxine AudleyDiana
Lionel JeffriesColonel (Medical Officer)
Victor MaddernMerchant Seaman
Anthony NichollsMilitary Spokesman
Bud FlanaganHimself
Chesney AllenHimself
Kenneth CopeLieutenant Lumpkin
Denys GrahamFraser
Barry FosterDon R
Warwick AshtonBattery Sergeant Major
Peter HallidayBattery Major
John WelshStaff Colonel
Lloyd LambleStaff Colonel
Cyril RaymondGeneral The Viscount Gort V.C.
Nicholas HannenVice Admiral Ramsay
Patricia PlunkettGrace
Michael GwynnCommander (Sheerness)
Fred GriffithsOld Sweat
Dan CresseyJoe
Christopher RhodesSergeant on the beaches
Harry LandisDr. Levy
John HorsleyPadre
Patrick AllenSergeant on Parade Ground
Liz FraserWorker in Holden's Factory (uncredited)
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