Dunkirk

Name: Dunkirk
Director: Leslie Norman
Released: 1958-03-20

1958 film by Leslie Norman

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Released: March 20, 1958
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0051565/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_ov_inf
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, December 8, 1958
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1.Stated in Swedish Film Databasesfi.se/sv/svensk-filmdatabas/Item/?itemid=9468&type=MOVIE&iv=Basic
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, September 10, 1958
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0051565/releaseinfoRetrieved 2022-07-29
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Director: Leslie Norman
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0051565/Retrieved 2016-05-07
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Producer: Michael Balcon
Cast: John Mills
, Richard Attenborough
, Bernard Lee
, Barry Foster
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Runtime: 135 min
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Genre: drama film
, war film
Country of origin: United Kingdom
, United States
Original language: English

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Dunkirk is a 1958 British war film directed by Leslie Norman that depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II, and starring John Mills, Richard Attenborough, and Bernard Lee. The film is based on the novels The Big Pick-Up by Elleston Trevor and Dunkirk co-authored by Lt Col Ewan Butler and Major J. S. Bradford.

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Director of photography: Paul Beeson
Main subject: World War II
Film editor: Gordon Stone
Title: Dunkirk
Color: black-and-white
Narrative location: France
CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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1.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/21232
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Distribution format: video on demand
Review score: 60%(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 5 critic review
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6.9/10(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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Set in period: World War II
20th century
1940s

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