Product Details

• Actors: John Mills, Richard Attenborough, Robert Urquhart, Bernard Lee, Flanagan And Allan
• Format: PAL, Black & White
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000MX1O7S
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #396,567 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

1940 France. A British Corporal is forced to take responsibility for the lives of his men when their officer is killed in battle. The troops are boxed in and he has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilians are recruited into the British war effort with Operation Dynamo, the secretive mission to evacuate 338,226 French and British troops from the beaches of Dunkirk. Leslie Norman skilfully directs this amazing true story of one of the most crucial events of World War II, perfectly capturing the Dunkirk Spirit.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Time of Destiny, October 3, 2007

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ray dorrity "ray dorrity" (New Forest, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dunkirk [NON-US Format, PAL, Region 2] (DVD)

One of the best war movies ever made. A good story, good acting and all wound around a time in the war when the destiny of the world was being decided.
John Mills plays a corporal who takes charge of his unit when their officer is killed and subsequently leads them all back to the beaches of Dunkirk and rescue.
The film also shows the pale faced bravery of the swarms of civilians in their little boats who sailed across one of the most dangerous stretches of water in the world to rescue 400'000 trapped Brit soldiers at Dunkirk. These "men" were aged between 14 and 75 and all volunteers. Many were killed.
Any American who wants to try and understand the strange Brit mentality should watch both "Dunkirk" and "The Battle of Britain" and then decide in "the special relationship", who owes whom what?
Forget the history, buy the movie and enjoy!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The British at their humble best, January 20, 2008

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O. M. Donaldson-Smith "British Texan" (SA, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dunkirk [NON-US Format, PAL, Region 2] (DVD)

Probably one of the best movies to show the courage and quiet strength of the British at their best. The determination of the civilian public at the time not to leave one of their own service men behind to be taken prisoner is well documented and brought to life brilliantly in this movie. And you have a genuine interest in the characters and their survival. This movie needs to be brought out in US Format.

5.0 out of 5 stars why wasn't this put out in our region?, August 22, 2010

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Michael P. Dobey (colorado springs) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dunkirk [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - United Kingdom ] (DVD)

This is a exceptional war movie filled with first rate performances and it remains as gripping and well mades as ever. The effects are very good with large ships sinking and docks being blown to pieces, and bombs plastering the beachs of dunkirk. This was not a low budget affair when it was made , it was a A movie and it was shot in black and white but it still looks great. The ony problem is that noone had the brains enough in the united states to release this in our region. (region one) I have a all region player so I can watch this on my tv but surely this incredibly well made movie featuring the great late john mills and bernard lee and others should be out on a domestic dvd. If you want a top rate film, and have a all region dvd player. (these players are not that expensive and are on sale here on amazon.com) then this is worth adding to your 'good' war film library because it's historically accurate and engaging.