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Weekend at Dunkirk

1964 · 119 min

A tense, bleak wartime drama that immerses you in the desperation of trapped soldiers, with moments of romance and camaraderie.

Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Spaak, Georges Géret
Tagline
Only once before, in The Longest Day, has a motion picture achieved such greatness !
Overview
In June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Maillat and his men debate whether to evacuate to Britain or stay and fight the German troops that are closing-in from all directions.

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Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Spaak, Georges Géret
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • war
  • isolation
  • love
  • fate
Places
  • military
  • sea
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Henri Verneuil
Starring
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Spaak, Georges Géret, Jean-Pierre Marielle, François Périer, Pierre Mondy, Ronald Howard, Dominique Zardi
Music
Maurice Jarre
Cinematography
Henri Decaë
Runtime
119 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
German, French, English

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