Overview
A 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 were less willing.
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DirectorLeslie Norman
WriterDavid Divine, W.P. Lipscomb
Cast
John Mills
Cpl Tubby Binns
Richard Attenborough
John Holden
Bernard Lee
Charles Foreman
Robert Urquhart
Mike
Ray Jackson
Barlow
Ronald Hines
Private Miles
Sean Barrett
Frankie
Roland Curram
Harper
Meredith Edwards
Dave Bellman
Michael Bates
Froome
Rodney Diak
Pannet
Michael Shillo
Jouvet
Eddie Byrne
Commander (Tough's Yard)
Maxine Audley
Diana
Lionel Jeffries
Colonel (Medical Officer)
Victor Maddern
Merchant Seaman
Anthony Nicholls
Military Spokesman
Bud Flanagan
Himself
Chesney Allen
Himself
Kenneth Cope
Lieutenant Lumpkin
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Keywords
sacrificeworld war iievacuationbased on true storysurvivaldunkirknormandy
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026