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Overview
Release Date:
18 February 2004 (UK) morePlot:
A dramatised documentary about the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in May 1940. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Flanders
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1940s
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Dunkirk
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Historical
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WWII
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations moreUser Comments:
What a waste moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Timothy Dalton | ... | Narrator | |
| Simon Russell Beale | ... | Winston Churchill | |
| Clive Brunt | ... | Pte Alf Tombs | |
| Phil Cornwell | ... | Harry Noakes | |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | ... | Lt Jimmy Langley | |
| Ricci Harnett | ... | Guardsman Desmond Thorogood | |
| Nicholas Jones | ... | Maj Angus McCorquodale | |
| Michael Legge | ... | LCpl Wilf Saunders | |
| James Loye | ... | Sub Lt David Mellis RN | |
| Kevin McNally | ... | Maj Gen Harold Alexander (as Kevin R. McNally) | |
| Roland Manookian | ... | Frankie Osborne | |
| Alex Noodle | ... | Lukie Osborne | |
| Adrian Rawlins | ... | Capt Bill Tennant RN | |
| Rick Warden | ... | Maj Philip Newman RAMC | |
| Ben Abell | ... | Cpl Gill |
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180 min (3 parts)Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishColor:
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StereoCertification:
Singapore:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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Factual errors: Although a major-general at the time, Alexander wears full general's rank insignia. moreFAQ
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The show is a docudrama using original film footage from the 1940's, the true stories of soldiers from the British Army, and adding written drama to tell the story of Dunkirk. Actors took the part of the ordinary soldiers, army officers and government officials, including Winston Churchill, and the whole had intense and dramatic narration by Timothy Dalton. I thought the idea of taking real stories and making a show with the old film and narration was a good one. I have no objection to black and white footage, indeed I found it added to the interest and drama. However, I found the show unwatchable owing to the director's idea of adding immediacy by fancy camera angles and jiggling the camera about. Good dialog and direction added to the superb acting here make this unnecessary. It was ghastly to watch and made me seasick even before the boats arrived. What a waste of good ideas and a great story.