The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
Direction
Three timelines, one week/hour/minute — Nolan's structural flex.
Score
Hans Zimmer's ticking clock will haunt your dreams.
Practical Effects
Real ships, real planes, real water, real panic.
Director
Christopher Nolan
Fionn Whitehead
Tommy
Tom Hardy
Farrier
Mark Rylance
Mr. Dawson
Kenneth Branagh
Commander Bolton
Cillian Murphy
Shivering Soldier
Barry Keoghan
George
Harry Styles
Alex
Aneurin Barnard
Gibson
Damien Bonnard
French Soldier
Lee Armstrong
Grenadier
James Bloor
Irate Soldier
Tom Glynn-Carney
Peter
Jack Lowden
Collins
Luke Thompson
Warrant Officer
Michel Biel
French Soldier 2
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nolan banned chairs from the set to maintain urgency. The cast stood for 12-hour shoots.
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