Weekend at Dunkirk
Release date: 1964-12-18
Votes: 142
Genres: Drama, War
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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