Dunkirk is a 2017 war film written, directed, and produced by Christopher Nolan that depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II. Its ensemble cast includes Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D'Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, and Tom Hardy. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. "Dunkirk" portrays the evacuation from three perspectives: land, sea, and air. It has little dialogue, as Nolan sought instead to create suspense from cinematography and music. Filming began in May 2016 in Dunkirk and ended that September in Los Angeles, when post-production began. Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema shot the film on IMAX 65 mm and 65 mm large-format film stock.
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Dunkirk (2017 film)
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Dunkirk is a 2017 war film written, directed, and produced by Christopher Nolan that depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II. Its ensemble cast includes Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D'Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, and Tom Hardy. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. "Dunkirk" portrays the evacuation from three perspectives: land, sea, and air. It has little dialogue, as Nolan sought instead to create suspense from cinematography and music. Filming began in May 2016 in Dunkirk and ended that September in Los Angeles, when post-production began. Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema shot the film on IMAX 65 mm and 65 mm large-format film stock.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Introduction
"Dunkirk" is a 2017 epic war film directed, co-produced, and written by Christopher Nolan. The film depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II. Its ensemble cast includes Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D'Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance and Tom Hardy. The film had its world premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on 13 July 2017 and was released to theaters on 21 July 2017. "Dunkirk" received eight nominations at the 23rd Critics' Choice Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Score and Best Production Design.
List of accolades received by Dunkirk | Introduction
After first-hand accounts of the evacuation revealed how young and inexperienced the soldiers had been, Nolan decided to cast young and unknown actors for the beach setting. He was also adamant that all of the cast be British. John Papsidera and Toby Whale were the casting directors for "Dunkirk". Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, and Mark Rylance were in talks to join the ensemble as supporting characters in late 2015. Fionn Whitehead was cast as the lead in March 2016, while Jack Lowden, Aneurin Barnard, and Harry Styles were added shortly after. Cillian Murphy joined the following month. James D'Arcy, Barry Keoghan, and Tom Glynn-Carney were included later that May.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Casting
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 Maj. J. S. Bradford.
Dunkirk (1958 film) | Introduction
David Cox of "The Guardian" felt the film had historical inaccuracies, a paucity of female characters, small scale, a thinly characterised cast, and lack of suspense. In the "London Review of Books", Michael Wood compared it to the films of Luis Buñuel and commended Zimmer's soundtrack as an effective match to the film.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Critical response
British officers did initially refuse to evacuate French soldiers, although Churchill later insisted that the French be evacuated alongside the British. The realism of the film was acknowledged by Dunkirk veterans, although Branagh said that some thought it was "louder than the battle". Although some events are based on true history, the characters and the storyline are fictional; Branagh's role is a composite character. When the beach scenes were shot, the weather was worse than during the real evacuation; Nolan explained that this helped to understand the danger faced by the pleasure boats. In one scene, an officer gives a salute without wearing his military beret, which a veteran pointed out as inaccurate protocol.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Historical accuracy
Michael Caine was cast in a spoken cameo role as Fortis Leader, as a nod to his role in the film "Battle of Britain" (1969). According to D'Arcy and Nolan, Winnant and Bolton act as a Greek chorus to give the audience context. Whitehead went through a secretive auditioning process lasting several months. His character was named after the slang term for the ordinary British soldier. Styles was cast for his "old fashioned face", as stated by Nolan. He won the role after auditioning against hundreds of candidates, when Nolan was unaware of his renown as a singer. Murphy spoke to Nolan and read about the psychological trauma the soldiers endured, to understand his character's PTSD.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Casting
Nolan chose Rylance for his work in the theatre and performance in "Wolf Hall". As research, Rylance piloted his character's boat every day, listened to audio recordings at the Imperial War Museum, and read accounts of men like Mr Dawson. Between takes, he encouraged rehearsal through improvised scenes. The principal cast members did their own stunts. John Nolan, uncle of Christopher, played Blind Man.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Casting
In May 1940, during the Battle of France, Allied soldiers have retreated to Dunkirk. Tommy, a young British private, is the sole survivor of a German ambush. At the beach, he finds thousands of troops awaiting evacuation and meets Gibson, who is burying a body. After a Luftwaffe dive-bomber attack, they attempt to get aboard a hospital ship, but are ordered off. The ship is sunk by dive bombers; Tommy saves another soldier, Alex. They get aboard a destroyer, only to have it torpedoed and sunk before it can depart. With a single, vulnerable mole available for embarking on deep-draft ships, the Royal Navy requisitions civilian vessels in Great Britain that can get to the beach.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Plot
"Dunkirk" has extensive practical effects, and employed thousands of extras as well as historic boats from the evacuation, and period aeroplanes. The film premiered on 13 July 2017 at Odeon Leicester Square in London, and was released in the United Kingdom and United States on 21 July in IMAX, 70 mm, and 35 mm film formats. It is the highest-grossing World War II film, making $526 million worldwide. "Dunkirk" received praise for its screenplay, direction, musical score, sound effects, and cinematography; some critics called it Nolan's best work, and one of the greatest war films.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Introduction
The film was noted for its generally realistic representation of the historical evacuation. It accurately depicts a few Royal Air Force planes dogfighting the Luftwaffe over the sea, limited to one hour of operation by their fuel capacity. In 1940, destroyers and fighter planes were indeed held back from battle, as the Royal Navy and Air Force would have been the sole defenders against invasion. Also noted were the accurate depictions of how a small boat attempted to evade aerial attack, and of how soldiers returning to England saw a civilian population largely unaware of or unaffected by the war.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Historical accuracy
When a nearby minesweeper is sunk by a bomber, "Moonstone" manoeuvres to take on those in the water, including Tommy and Alex. Peter discovers that George is dead. Asked by the shell-shocked soldier, he lies and says that George is fine.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Plot
Director Christopher Nolan conceived the film in the mid-1990s, when he and his future wife Emma Thomas sailed across the English Channel, following the path of many small boats in the Dunkirk evacuation. Nolan considered improvising the entire film instead of writing a script, but Thomas convinced him otherwise. In 2015, Nolan wrote a 76-page screenplay, which was about half the length of his usual scripts and his shortest to date. Its precise structure necessitated fictional characters, rather than ones based on eyewitnesses. The story is told from three perspectives—land (one week of action), sea (one day of action), and air (one hour of action).
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Development
In Weymouth, a civilian sailor Dawson, with his son Peter, sets out on his boat "Moonstone", rather than let the Navy commandeer her. Their teenage hand George impulsively joins them. At sea, they rescue a shivering shell-shocked soldier from a wrecked ship. When he realises that Dawson is sailing for Dunkirk, the soldier demands that they turn back and tries to wrest control of the boat; in the scuffle, George suffers a head injury that renders him blind. Elsewhere, three Spitfires, tasked with defending the evacuation, cross the English Channel. After their leader is shot down in a dogfight, one of the pilots, Farrier, assumes command, but the other Spitfire is hit and ditches.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Plot
Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it an 88% overall positive score, with 63% saying they would recommend it. Peter Bradshaw of "The Guardian" awarded the film five out of five and called it Nolan's best to date, saying that he "surrounds his audience with chaos and horror from the outset, and amazing images and dazzlingly accomplished set pieces on a huge 70mm screen, particularly the pontoon crammed with soldiers extending into the churning sea, exposed to enemy aircraft". Todd McCarthy of "The Hollywood Reporter" also lauded the film, calling it "an impressionist masterpiece" that was "deeply moving" but without "manufactured sentimentality or false heroics".
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Critical response
In the 2004 TV series "Dunkirk", Captain Tennant is played by Adrian Rawlins. In the 2017 Christopher Nolan film "Dunkirk", the character of Commander Bolton, played by Kenneth Branagh, draws on the accomplishments of Captain Tennant during the evacuation of Allied troops from the eponymous French port.
William Tennant (Royal Navy officer) | In film and fiction
Its pilot, Collins, is rescued by "Moonstone". Tommy, Alex and Gibson join some soldiers of a Highlanders regiment and hide inside a beached trawler in the intertidal zone outside the Allied perimeter, waiting for the rising tide to refloat it. German troops shoot at the boat, and water enters through the bullet holes. Alex, hoping to lighten the boat, accuses Gibson, who has stayed silent, of being a German spy. Gibson reveals he is French; he stole the identity of the dead British soldier he buried, hoping to be evacuated with the British. The group abandons the boat when it begins to sink, but Gibson is entangled in a chain and drowns.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Plot
Plunkett suffers the effects of a concussion from a grenade. Eventually, they encounter a Royal Air Force lorry and get a lift to Dunkirk. They join the rest of the BEF and tens of thousands of French soldiers who are hoping to be evacuated to England. The situation becomes so desperate that General John Vereker, Viscount Gort, the commander of the BEF, pulls out two divisions against orders to reinforce the wavering Belgians. The Admiralty commandeers all available civilian boats to help evacuate the troops from the beaches. Foreman insists on taking his motorboat "Vanity" himself, despite warnings of the danger.
Dunkirk (1958 film) | Plot
To convey the perspective of soldiers on the beach, for whom contact with the enemy was "extremely limited and intermittent", he did not show Germans on screen. He omitted scenes with Winston Churchill and the generals in war rooms, as he did not want to get "bogged down in the politics of the situation". Nolan showed key members of the crew eleven films that had inspired him: "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930), "The Wages of Fear" (1953), "Alien" (1979), "Speed" (1994), "Unstoppable" (2010), "Greed" (1924), "" (1927), "Ryan's Daughter" (1970), "The Battle of Algiers" (1966), "Chariots of Fire" (1981), and "Foreign Correspondent" (1940)—only two of which are war films.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Development
After its original release of 126 days, the film was re-released in fifty IMAX and 70 mm theatres on 1 December, expanding to 250 additional cities in January 2018. "Dunkirk" was released digitally on 12 December 2017, and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on 18 December in the United Kingdom and 19 December in the United States.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Release
Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave it a score of three and a half out of four, despite not liking the film, stating that he "loathed parts of it and found other parts repetitious or half-baked. But, maybe paradoxically, I admired it throughout, and have been thinking about it constantly". Jacques Mandelbaum of "Le Monde" praised the film's realism, but was disappointed that it ignores the part played by French troops. Kevin Maher in "The Times" gave it two out of five, saying: "["Dunkirk"] is 106 clamorous minutes of big-screen bombast that's so concerned with its own spectacle and scale that it neglects to deliver the most crucial element—drama." He also suggested that "Dunkirk" felt like a "Call of Duty" video game.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Critical response
Some critics called "Dunkirk" Nolan's best film to date and one of the greatest war films ever made. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 453 reviews, with an average of 8.70/10. The website's critical consensus reads: ""Dunkirk" serves up emotionally satisfying spectacle, delivered by a writer-director in full command of his craft and brought to life by a gifted ensemble cast that honors the fact-based story." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 94 out of 100 based on reviews from 53 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". According to MRQE, it has an average rating of 86/100, based on 128 critics.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Critical response
Set during the Battle of Dunkirk, the film follows Julien Maillat, a French soldier who tries to join the British Army on the Royal Navy's boat flotilla to England. No matter how hard he tries to make it, he and his French partners are hard pressed to get away as the fight is getting harder and the Germans closer and closer.
Weekend at Dunkirk | Plot
Principal photography commenced on 23 May 2016 in Dunkirk, planned so as to avoid Bastille Day and coincide with the dates of the real evacuation. Production continued for four weeks in Urk, Netherlands, one week in Swanage and Weymouth in Dorset, United Kingdom, and for two weeks at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center and Lighthouse in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States. Filming in Dunkirk took place at the location of the real evacuation, while the street scenes were shot in nearby Malo-les-Bains because most of the buildings in Dunkirk were destroyed in the war. Shooting times on the beach and mole were determined by tidal patterns.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Filming
Fionn Whitehead (; born 18 July 1997) is an English actor, known for playing the lead role in the 2017 film "Dunkirk." His first acting credit was in the 2016 ITV miniseries "Him".
Fionn Whitehead | Introduction
Styles beat out "thousands of young men" for the part; Nolan later stated he was unaware of the extent of his fame and that Styles was cast "because he fit the part wonderfully and truly earned a seat at the table." "The Daily Telegraph" film critic, Robbie Collin, praised Styles for his "bright, convicted, and unexpectedly not-at-all-jarring performance".
Harry Styles | 2016–2018: "Harry Styles" and "Dunkirk"
His involvement in the Dunkirk evacuation and the D-Day landings has led to several appearances as a character in film and television drama – in "Dunkirk" (1958, played by Nicholas Hannen), "The Longest Day" (1962, played by John Robinson), "Churchill and the Generals" (1979, played by Noel Johnson), "Dunkirk" (2004, played by Richard Bremmer), "" (2004, played by Kevin J. Wilson), "Churchill" (played by George Anton) and "Darkest Hour" (2017, played by David Bamber).
Bertram Ramsay | In film and fiction
The historical consultant was author Joshua Levine, who also wrote the book adaptation, "Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture". Levine accompanied Nolan while interviewing veterans. During these interviews, Nolan was told a story of soldiers seen walking into the sea in desperation, which he incorporated into the screenplay.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Development
Describing the film as a survival tale with a triptych structure, Nolan wanted to make a "sensory, almost experimental movie" with minimal dialogue. He said he waited to make "Dunkirk" until he had earned the trust of a major studio to let him make it as a British film, but with an American budget. Before filming, Nolan sought advice from Spielberg, who later said in an interview with "Variety", "knowing and respecting that Chris [Nolan] is one of the world's most imaginative filmmakers, my advice to him was to leave his imagination, as I did on "Ryan", in second position to the research he was doing to authentically acquit this historical drama." Starring Fionn Whitehead, Jack Lowden, Aneurin Barnard, Harry Styles, Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Cillian Murphy, and Kenneth Branagh, "Dunkirk" was released in theatres in July 2017 to widespread critical acclaim and strong box office results.
Christopher Nolan | 2014–present
Their Finest is a 2016 British war comedy-drama film directed by Lone Scherfig and written by Gaby Chiappe, based on the 2009 novel "Their Finest Hour and a Half" by Lissa Evans. The film stars Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Jack Huston, Jake Lacy, Richard E. Grant, Henry Goodman, Rachael Stirling, Eddie Marsan, Helen McCrory, and Claudia Jessie. The film tells the story of a British Ministry of Information film team making a morale-boosting film about the Dunkirk evacuation during the Battle of Britain and the London Blitz. Principal photography began early-September 2015 in London. It was screened at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.
Their Finest | Introduction
Robbie Collin of "The Daily Telegraph" gave the film five out of five, lauding it as "a work of heart-hammering intensity and grandeur". Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" awarded it his first four-star rating of 2017 as "maybe the greatest war film ever", adding: "There's little doubt that [Nolan] has, without sentimentality or sanctimony, raised [the survival film] genre to the level of art...with the resonant force of an enduring screen classic". He also called it the first major Oscar contender of the year. Michael Medved awarded it four out of four and called Hardy's performance "outstanding", and the action "seamless", declaring: "This is not only the best WWII movie since "Saving Private Ryan", it is very simply one of the greatest war movies ever made".
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Critical response
Instrumentation included a double bass and fourteen cellos played in high register. King relayed to Zimmer the sound of a boat engine, which served as a reference for the tempo. Zimmer visited the Dunkirk set for inspiration, taking back a jar of sand, and chose not to view raw footage whilst composing. The music was recorded at AIR Lyndhurst Hall with mix engineer Geoff Foster.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Music
It went on to finish first at the box office with $50.1 million, marking the third-largest opening for a World War II film (behind ""s $62.1 million and "Pearl Harbor"'s $59.1 million), as well as the fourth-largest of Nolan's career. In its second weekend, it grossed $26.6 million (a drop of 44.3%), beating newcomer "The Emoji Movie" to the top spot. The film grossed $17.1 million in its third weekend, second to newcomer "The Dark Tower" ($19.2 million), and was again second in its fourth week, behind "" with $10.9 million. The film opened in France on 19 July 2017, and made $2.2 million on its first day.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Box office
"The Economist" labelled "Dunkirk" "a remarkable film" and a new classic. Richard Roeper of the "Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film four out of four and said it was one of the best war movies of the decade, describing it as "tight, gripping, deeply involving and unforgettable ... triumph in filmmaking". Chris Nashawaty of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the film an "A", calling it the best of 2017: "By the end of "Dunkirk", what stands out the most isn't its inspirational message or everyday heroism. It's the small indelible, unshakeable images that accumulate like the details in the corner of a mural".
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Critical response
The film received the Best Editing award at the 23rd Critics' Choice Awards, and seven further nominations: for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Score, and Best Production Design. It also won the Best Sound award at the 71st British Academy Film Awards as well as seven nominations: for Best Film, Best Direction, Best Original Music, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, and Best Special Visual Effects. At the 75th Golden Globe Awards, it received three nominations, for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, and Best Original Score. At the 90th Academy Awards, it was awarded Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Film Editing, with five further nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, and Best Production Design.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Accolades
It was released in seven markets the following day, earning an additional $6.3 million, and on 21 July in forty-six more countries, grossing $12.7 million from over ten thousand theatres, including $3.7 million from the United Kingdom. The international debut totalled $55.4 million, including $4.9 million in France, $12.4 million in the UK and $10.3 million in Korea. The film remained number one in the United Kingdom for five weeks. It opened in China on 1 September in the top spot, grossing $30 million from its weekend debut. Its opening weekend in Japan earned $2.9 million from 444 screens.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Box office
It was released in the United Kingdom on 21 April 2017, by Lionsgate. The film is set during the time after Dunkirk when the Battle of Britain is turning into the Blitz. The British government is desperately seeking to shore up morale of the general population and pursuing a long strategy of getting the US to join the war and defeat Hitler. The Ministry of Information used artistic talent to pursue these ends.
Their Finest | Introduction
To differentiate the German planes, their noses were painted yellow; this was not actually done until a month after Dunkirk. The involvement of French, African and Indian soldiers was either limited or left out. Contemporary shots were used for aerial views of the town, whereas Dunkirk was in ruins by the time of the evacuation. The design of the airborne leaflet propaganda was similar to those used in 1940, although the originals were not in colour.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Historical accuracy
Hans Zimmer began working on the score in 2016, continued for eleven months, and eventually created a 100-minute demo. For intensity, the script was written to accommodate the auditory illusion of a Shepard tone, which had previously been explored in Nolan's 2006 film "The Prestige". This was coupled with the sound of Nolan's own pocket watch, which he recorded and sent to Zimmer to be synthesised. Additional music was provided by Lorne Balfe, Andrew Kawczynski, Steve Mazzaro, and Benjamin Wallfisch. "Nimrod" from Edward Elgar's "Enigma Variations" is part of the theme, which was slowed down to six beats per minute with added bass notes to avoid it sounding sentimental.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Music
Nicholson is portrayed by Richard Glover in the 2017 film "Darkest Hour" about Winston Churchill in 1940. In the film, Churchill orders Nicholson to hold out and delay the Germans so that the bulk of the British army can be evacuated from Dunkirk. Churchill's telegram to Nicholson features in a scene in the film.
Claude Nicholson (British Army officer) | Film portrayal
Reviews were mixed, though "The Telegraph" thought the documentary portrayed the events very fairly. They singled out Simon Russell Beale's portrayal of Winston Churchill as "in a superior class altogether".
Dunkirk (TV series) | Reviews
Tom Glynn-Carney (born 7 February 1995) is an English actor. He is best known for his supporting role in Christopher Nolan's war film "Dunkirk" (2017).
Tom Glynn-Carney | Introduction
Weekend at Dunkirk () is a 1964 war drama film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. It is based on the 1949 Prix Goncourt winning novel "Week-end at Zuydcoote" (French: "Week-end à Zuydcoote") by Robert Merle.
Weekend at Dunkirk | Introduction
While Dunkirk is in the midst of its Carnival, Larbi, tired of working for nothing for his father, decides to pack it in and re-make his life in the sun of Marseille. When he is waiting for the first train which is to leave in the early hours of the morning, he makes the acquaintance of Béa (Sylvie Testud), who is with her drunk husband. He is straight away captivated by the young woman and she carries him along with her in her passion for the Carnival. The film captures well the character and mad ambience of the extraordinary Dunkirk Carnival.
Karnaval | Plot
One man and a lorry have been left for them, but the driver and Lumpkin are killed by a German air attack, leaving Tubby in charge of a five-man squad with no idea what the situation is or where to go. It is up to him to keep his increasingly demoralised men on the move. They reach a Royal Artillery battery camp, where they lose Private Frazer while repelling a German column. They are then ordered to head north with two other stragglers to try to link up with the rest of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). The party spends the night in a farmhouse, but at dawn a German patrol breaks in and Private Dave Bellman is shot badly in the chest, eventually forcing Tubby to leave him behind, as it is Bellman's only chance of receiving medical attention.
Dunkirk (1958 film) | Plot
Nolan's regular collaborator Lee Smith returned to edit "Dunkirk", beginning in September 2016 after Smith had assembled shots unsupervised while filming was still in progress. Editing took place in Los Angeles with an audio mixing team of eight people. Nolan singled out the editing of the aerial sequences as a particular challenge, likening this to a chess game. Limited computer-generated imagery was applied to improve some scenes, but none consisted entirely of CGI. Weather continuity presented less of a challenge than was expected, with filming both in Europe and California. At least ten to fifteen feature-length versions were cut to further refine the dramatic impact.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Post-production
The world premiere was on 13 July 2017 at Odeon Leicester Square in London. The film was theatrically released on 21 July, projected on IMAX, 70 mm and 35 mm film. It is the fourth Nolan film to be released in the third week of July, a period in which Warner Bros. Pictures has previously achieved success. It was Nolan's preference that the film opened in July instead of the northern-hemisphere autumn awards season. The film was initially screened in 125 theatres in 70 mm, the widest release in that format in twenty-five years. "Dunkirk" received a special IMAX screening at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, the first Nolan film to appear at the festival since "Following", nineteen years earlier.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Release
Clement Venturini from AG2R La Mondiale crossed the line fourth, but was again relegated by the jury due to an "irregular sprint" in the finale, therefore taking 16th place.
2019 Four Days of Dunkirk | Stage 3
The world premiere was at the Empire, Leicester Square, in London on 20 March 1958.
Dunkirk (1958 film) | Reception
Branagh directed Disney's live-action adaptation of "Cinderella" (2015). Branagh played a Royal Navy Commander in Christopher Nolan's 2017 action-thriller "Dunkirk", based on the British military evacuation of the French city of Dunkirk in 1940 during World War II.
Kenneth Branagh | Film
He also praised the score, which "enormously strengthens the film" and "incorporates both sound and music to extraordinary effect". Peter Debruge of "Variety" praised the plot (although calling Zimmer's score "bombastic"), writing: "[Nolan has] delivered all the spectacle of a big-screen tentpole, ratcheting up both the tension and heroism through his intricate and occasionally overwhelming sound design". Manohla Dargis of "The New York Times" described the film as a "tour de force of cinematic craft and technique" and lauded Nolan's elastic approach to narrative. Mick LaSalle of the "San Francisco Chronicle" called it a "triumph" and "masterpiece", commending Nolan's unique approach to directing a war film.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Critical response
He agreed the film was a "mind-boggling technical achievement" but did not think it was that spectacular overall, as Mendes's style with its impression of a continuous take "can be as distracting as it is immersive". Manohla Dargis of "The New York Times" called the film, "A carefully organized and sanitized war picture... that turns one of the most catastrophic episodes in modern times into an exercise in preening showmanship." Alison Willmore of "Vulture" compared it unfavourably to the war film "Dunkirk" (2017), writing, "The artifice of the aesthetic premise overwhelms any of the film's other intentions."
1917 (2019 film) | Critical response
C-4 and liquid propane were blown up to record sound for the explosions. Also featured were the whistles attributed to German bombs during the Second World War. Bomb noises were made to increase in pitch the closer they got to impact, to stay true to reality. Double Negative undertook the visual effects work. FotoKem, the film laboratory, also handled the release prints.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Post-production
Clement Venturini from AG2R La Mondiale crossed the line first, but was relegated by the jury due to an "irregular sprint" in the finale, therefore Dylan Groenewegen, who crossed the line second, is the winner of the stage.
2019 Four Days of Dunkirk | Stage 2
In May 1940, a civilian in England, newspaper reporter Charles Foreman, fails to rouse his complacent readers on the home front, lulled by the lack of significant fighting during the "Phoney War". His acquaintance, John Holden, owns a small factory manufacturing buckles and is quite pleased with his profits from the Phoney War. The Battle of France begins, when the Germans invade and rapidly advance, threatening to trap much of the Allied forces in a pocket in northern France and overwhelm them. British Army Corporal "Tubby" Binns, his platoon leader Lieutenant Lumpkin and a depleted section return to camp after blowing up a bridge, only to discover that their company has pulled out during the night.
Dunkirk (1958 film) | Plot
Gort was portrayed in the cinema film "Dunkirk" (1958) by the actor Cyril Raymond.
John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort | Film portrayal
Only one man survived. On 11 July 1940, Clouston posthumously received a Mention in Despatches for his part in the Dunkirk operation. Clouston is buried in Becklingen War Cemetery, Lower Saxony, Germany. Clouston is mentioned by Charles Gray in the 1958 film "Dunkirk". Clouston was portrayed by the actor William Hope in the 2004 BBC series "Dunkirk". Clouston's actions inspired the character of "Commander Bolton" in Christopher Nolan's 2017 film, "Dunkirk". Due to the attention drawn to Clouston by the film, Parks Canada installed a plaque in Montreal honouring him for his role in the evacuation at Dunkirk.
James Campbell Clouston | Dunkirk
Beach sequences were shot at Camber Sands in south-east England. The scene where the bridge was blown during the early part of the film was on the River Medway at Teston Bridge, Teston in Kent. Dunkirk town centre was recreated using part of Rye Harbour in Sussex, England. A canal-type bridge was temporarily constructed over the upper harbour, leading on to the quayside. It was over this bridge that the refugees and troops poured into the "town centre". Several scenes take place at this location, particularly a tracking shot following two British Army officers as they discuss the situation. In the background, the viewer can make out Rye Church and some old warehouses, still extant, albeit in much restored condition.
Dunkirk (1958 film) | Production
French labour strikes and regulations also affected the schedule. To minimise the need for computer-generated imagery (CGI), cardboard cut-out props of soldiers and military vehicles created the illusion of a large army. Real or scale-model fighter aircraft, and real warships and private boats, provided realism that could not be achieved from CGI. Scale models were created via 3D printing. The mole set was frequently rebuilt after being damaged by bad weather. Because French authorities had prohibited pyrotechnic charges to protect marine life, air cannons were used instead. Six thousand extras were needed in France.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Filming
"1917" is a 2019 epic war film co-written and directed by Sam Mendes. The film stars George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, and Benedict Cumberbatch. Based in part on an account told to Mendes by his paternal grandfather, Alfred Mendes, it chronicles the story of two young British soldiers in the spring of 1917 during World War I, who are given a mission to deliver a message warning of an ambush, soon after the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line during Operation Alberich. Thomas Newman composed the film's musical score, while Roger Deakins was the cinematographer.
List of accolades received by 1917 (2019 film) | Introduction
Day 6: Lieutenant Jimmy Langley and Major Angus McCorquodale of the Coldstream Guards receive orders to hold the perimeter for one last night. Abrial, learning from Alexander of the imminent British pullout that will leave many French troops still on the beach, threatens to close the port. Philip Newman cares for the wounded left behind at the casualty clearing station in an abandoned château on the outskirts of Dunkirk. Alexander and Tennant promise Abrial one last day to evacuate the French troops. Day 7: Langley’s company engages the enemy at dawn as an exhausted Newman struggles to get the wounded to safety.
Dunkirk (TV series) | Episode three: "Deliverance"
"Dunkirk" grossed $188 million in the United States and Canada, and $337 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $525 million, against a production budget of $100–150 million. Globally, it is the highest-grossing World War II film (not adjusting for inflation), surpassing "Saving Private Ryan"s $482 million. In the United States and Canada, industry tracking for the opening weekend ranged from "Variety"'s $30–40 million to "Deadline Hollywood"s $35 million, while "BoxOffice" speculated an opening weekend of $55 million, and "IndieWire" $50 million and $500 million worldwide. "Dunkirk" made $19.8 million on its first day, including $5.5 million from preview screenings.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Box office
His actions inspired the character of "Mr. Dawson" in Christopher Nolan's 2017 film, "Dunkirk", portrayed by Academy Award Winner Mark Rylance. "Sundowner" is now preserved by Ramsgate Maritime Museum.
Charles Lightoller | Second World War
Additionally, a Google 360 Experience interactive adventure, an Amazon Alexa programme, and a 360-degree short film, were created. In partnership with fast food restaurant Carl's Jr., the film was branded on four million cups, as well as pop-ups at nearly 3,000 locations. Research saw the film appeal to twenty percent of infrequent moviegoers.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Marketing
1917 is a 2019 British war film directed and produced by Sam Mendes, and written by Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns. The film stars George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman, with Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, and Benedict Cumberbatch in supporting roles. It is partially inspired by stories told to Mendes by his paternal grandfather, Alfred Mendes, about his time serving in World War I. Taking place soon after the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line during Operation Alberich, the film follows two young British soldiers who are ordered to deliver a message calling off a doomed offensive attack.
1917 (2019 film) | Introduction
Styles embarked on his first headlining concert tour, , from September 2017 through to July 2018, performing in North and South Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The tour setlist included covers of Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain", several One Direction songs, as well as previously unreleased material. Styles made his film debut in Christopher Nolan's war film "Dunkirk", in July 2017, playing a British soldier named Alex who is a part of the Dunkirk evacuation in World War II. He appeared alongside an ensemble cast which included Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, and Tom Hardy.
Harry Styles | 2016–2018: "Harry Styles" and "Dunkirk"
Once a cut was completed, only then did they apply music. Post-production had fifty-four hours of raw footage to work with. The only usable sounds from production recordings were voices—everything else was recreated. Sound designer Richard King sent two sound mixers to audio record the Spitfires at the Imperial War Museum Duxford using twenty-four microphones. Unable to find an actual dive siren of a Stuka dive bomber, King reverse engineered one from old photographs in an attempt to replicate the sound. For scenes in which ships gave out sounds of people in distress, voices were captured using an ADR "loop group".
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Post-production
In the 2004 BBC miniseries "Dunkirk", Abrial was played by French actor André Oumansky.
Jean-Marie Charles Abrial | Popular culture
At the deserted beaches of Dunkirk, the BBC reports British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's declaration that "what General Weygand called the 'Battle of France' is over, the Battle of Britain is about to begin". Luftwaffe Inspector-General Field Marshal Milch arrives to inspect a large German airfield in captured France. Hundreds of Heinkel He 111 bomber aircraft are stationed under Luftwaffe General Kesselring's command. Luftwaffe commanders are stunned when the Führer informs them that the British are not their "natural enemy" and delays their attack while attempting a diplomatic settlement. In neutral Switzerland, the German ambassador, Baron von Richter (Curd Jürgens) officially proposes new peace terms to his British counterpart, Sir David Kelly (Ralph Richardson), stating that continuing to fight the "masters" of Europe is hopeless.
Battle of Britain (film) | Plot
It also toured three European countries with a mobile cinema. Sue Kroll, president of Warner Bros. Worldwide Marketing and Distribution, said that it was important that "Dunkirk" be marketed as a summer event movie as opposed to a period war film, to highlight its "magnificent scale and originality". This strategy was maintained throughout the campaign. To convince audiences that the film was best experienced in theatres, the prologue was never made available online. TV spots were distributed sporadically during sports games and notable television series to establish the film's themes. Social media infographics described the scale and importance of the Dunkirk evacuation.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Marketing
Hoyte van Hoytema – "Dunkirk"
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2017 | Best Cinematography
Major-General Harold Alexander takes command after Gort is ordered back to London. HMS "Malcolm" returns to Dover where Holsey and Mellis contemplate the friends that they have lost on other ships. The "Renown" safely delivers its passengers to Dover but is destroyed by a mine on its way home. Tonry and Saunders are amongst the two thirds of the BEF evacuated safely back to England but 200,000 allied troops remain on the beach as the perimeter comes under attack from advancing enemy forces.
Dunkirk (TV series) | Episode two: "Evacuation"
The sequence of the Dunkirk evacuation filmed at Point Mugu, California, involved over 1,000 extras. The entire film was shot on Hollywood sound stages, Twentieth Century-Fox back lots and locations in California. With complete cooperation from the RAF, as well as extensive use of stock RAF footage, the studio was allowed to film actual aerial battles shot by a camera-equipped aircraft. In the original version of the film, the hero played by Power dies at Dunkirk, but after the RAF expressed concerns that morale would be jeopardized, the scene was re-shot with Baker surviving. Herbert Mason, a recipient of the Military Cross for his gallantry in the Battle of the Somme directed the RAF flying sequences.
A Yank in the R.A.F. | Production
In the days after the Dunkirk evacuation in the Second World War, recently commissioned Second Lieutenant Jim Perry (Niven), a pre-war Territorial private soldier, is posted to the (fictional) Duke of Glendon's Light Infantry, known as the "Dogs", to train replacements to fill its depleted ranks. He is joined by Sergeant Ned Fletcher (Hartnell), a veteran of the British Expeditionary Force. A patient, mild-mannered officer, Perry does his strenuous best to turn the bunch of grumbling ex-civilians into soldiers, earning himself their intense dislike. The conscripts also believe that the sergeant is treating them with special severity; in fact, he is pleased with the way they are developing and has his eye on some of them as potential NCOs.
The Way Ahead | Plot
Day 1: Captain Bill Tennant, RN, at the Admiralty receives reports of the British Expeditionary Force's retreat and prepares to oversee Operation "Dynamo". Private Alf Tombs and his decimated company rest at Wormhoudt on the western end of the corridor to Dunkirk. New Prime Minister Winston Churchill chairs a briefing of the War Cabinet where Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax presses for peace negotiations. Adolf Hitler has halted the Blitzkrieg, giving Tombs’s company time to consolidate their position and Signalmen Clive Tonry and Wilf Saunders return to offer support. Day 2: Tennant sails from Dover on to find the Port of Dunkirk decimated by enemy bombardment.
Dunkirk (TV series) | Episode one: "Retreat"
Englandsfarere () is a 1946 Norwegian war film directed by Toralf Sandø, starring Knut Wigert and Jørn Ording. The film follows the Norwegian resistance fighters Harald (Wigert) and Arild (Ording) in their flight from the Gestapo.
Englandsfarere | Introduction
Instead, smaller Allied forces held a perimeter around the city.
Siege of Dunkirk (1944–45) | Background
Day 5: Vice-Admiral Bertram Ramsay and Captain Michael Denny at Dover issue the request for more inshore craft. Captain Tom Halsey and navigator David Mellis hold their destroyer, , off the coast while small boats ferry troops to her. BEF commander Lord Gort, contemplating his unauthorised order to retreat from a villa overlooking the beach and organises a final defensive perimeter. French Admiral Jean Abrial first learns of the British evacuation from Tennant as French troops swell the numbers on the beach. Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall reports the problem to Churchill. When the cockleboat "Renown" is amongst those small boats requisitioned, Captain Harry Noakes and his crew volunteer to stay on for the mission to France.
Dunkirk (TV series) | Episode two: "Evacuation"
Nolan structured the film from the point of view of the characters, intending to use visuals rather than dialogue and backstory. He wanted to incorporate the so-called "snowball effect" that he had previously used only in the third acts of his other films. Nolan said that he approached research as though it were for a documentary, and was attracted to the project because of its inversion of the "Hollywood formula": the Battle of Dunkirk was not a victory and did not involve American armed forces, but nevertheless demanded a large-scale production. Nolan postponed "Dunkirk" until he had acquired sufficient experience directing large-scale action films.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Development
Churchill, a 2017 British historical war-drama film directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, portrays Winston Churchill in June 1944 - especially in the hours leading up to D-Day. The film stars Brian Cox as the titular character with Miranda Richardson and John Slattery in supporting roles. The film was released on 2 June 2017.
Churchill (film) | Introduction
The film's cast also includes Normand Daneau, Claude Legault, Patrice Robitaille, Madeleine Péloquin and Edith Cochrane. The film premiered at the Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue on October 28, 2017, before opening commercially on November 23.
Junior Majeur | Introduction
Filmed in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, and exploring themes of globalization, class distinctions and income inequality, the film opens in the French seaside town of Dunkirk. France (Karin Viard), a middle-aged divorcée, has just been laid off after 20 years at the same shipping company. She takes an overdose of pills but is rushed to hospital and makes a complete recovery. Desperate for employment to support her three children, she moves to Paris where she connects with Ahmed (Zinedine Soualem), the father of a former co-worker. France pretends to be a low-skilled immigrant to find menial work, but is then offered the chance to be the housekeeper for Stéphane Delarue (Gilles Lellouche), a wealthy French banker who has returned to Paris after 10 years in London.
My Piece of the Pie | Plot
In January 2016, it was confirmed that a third movie would be made. Filming started in the summer of 2017, and the movie was released in December 2017. Returning main cast members from the television series include Marijn Devalck, Danni Heylen, An Swartenbroekx, Johny Voners, Loes Van den Heuvel, Ann Tuts, Herman Verbruggen, Ben Rottiers, Jaak Van Assche, Tuur De Weert, Jacques Vermeire, and Carry Goossens, alongside recurring cast members Machteld Timmermans, Niels Destadsbader, and Luk D'Heu.
F.C. De Kampioenen | F.C. De Kampioenen 3: Forever
When "Heron"s engine breaks down, Private Mike Russell, one of Tubby's men, effects repairs while Foreman and teenage crewman Frankie go ashore to survey the scene. Foreman and Tubby discuss who is responsible for the debacle. During a Sunday morning church parade, Foreman is fatally wounded in an attack by "Luftwaffe" Ju 87 "Stuka" dive bombers. After repairs, Holden, Tubby and several other armed personnel set off towards Dover but the engine breaks down again. As the boat drifts towards the German-held port of Boulogne, they are spotted by a British destroyer. Holden, Tubby and the rest of his men arrive safely back in Britain.
Dunkirk (1958 film) | Plot
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film (as "Mission of Honor") has an approval rating of 83% based on reviews from 6 critics, with an average rating of 5.67/10. The Review in The Guardian was mixed with a 3/5 star rating. Leslie Felperin made this concluding comment: "The lack of budget, relative to Dunkirk at least, is glaring in the aerial dogfights, and the score is too maudlin and on the nose, but director David Blair navigates the whole thing through the storm with watchable competence".
Hurricane (2018 film) | Reception
Geoffrey Carter (John Sutton), a young commando British intelligence officer, is sent into Nazi-occupied France as a one-man raid to destroy a munitions plant with help from a patriotic farmer, M. Bonnard (Lee J. Cobb). Carter confronts a French woman Odette Bonnard (Annabella) who hates the British and the Germans.
Tonight We Raid Calais | Plot summary
The announcement teaser debuted in cinemas ahead of "Suicide Squad" and was released online on 4 August 2016. According to data analytics firm ListenFirst Media, it generated the most Twitter engagement of any trailer released that week. The first full-length trailer was released on 14 December 2016, alongside a five-minute cinema-exclusive prologue shown before selected IMAX screenings of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story". "Dunkirk" was the most discussed film that week according to media measurement firm Comscore. The prologue returned for a week before selected IMAX showings of "". Footage from the film was well received at CinemaCon 2017.
Dunkirk (2017 film) | Marketing
On 6 April 1917, aerial reconnaissance has observed that the German army, which has pulled back from a sector of the Western Front in northern France, is not in retreat but has made a strategic withdrawal to the new Hindenburg Line, where they are waiting to overwhelm the British with artillery. In the British trenches, with field telephone lines cut, two young British Lance Corporals, William Schofield, a veteran of the Somme, and Tom Blake, are ordered by General Erinmore to carry a message to Colonel Mackenzie of the Second Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment, calling off a scheduled attack the next morning that would jeopardise the lives of 1,600 men, including Blake's brother Lieutenant Joseph.
1917 (2019 film) | Plot
One of the warehouses was used as the interior for the "Barn Scene". Director Leslie Norman later recalled, "Dunkirk" was bloody difficult to make from a logistics point of view. Yet it was made for £400,000 and came in under budget... I was the council school boy who became a major in the war, and that had a lot to do with the way I felt about Dunkirk. I didn't think that Dunkirk was a defeat; I always thought it was a very gallant effort but not a victory.
Dunkirk (1958 film) | Production
In 2015, Nolan also joined the board of directors of The Film Foundation, a US-based non-profitable organisation dedicated to film preservation, and was appointed, along with Martin Scorsese, by the Library of Congress to serve on the National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) as DGA representatives. After serving as an executive producer alongside Thomas on Zack Snyder's "" (2016) and "Justice League" (2017), Nolan returned to directing with "Dunkirk" (2017). Based on his own original screenplay and co-produced with Thomas, the story is set amid World War II and the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk, France, in 1940.
Christopher Nolan | 2014–present
In 2017, Nolan directed the acclaimed war film "Dunkirk", for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. He next directed the spy film "Tenet" (2020) starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, and Elizabeth Debicki.
Christopher Nolan filmography | Introduction
Dunkirk is a 2004 BBC Television factual about the Battle of Dunkirk and the Dunkirk evacuation in World War II.
Dunkirk (TV series) | Introduction
A number of notable performers - the first two here appearing in several scenes and with several lines to speak - were uncredited. These include: Ralph Truman as King Marr of the Picts, Henry Oscar as King Mark of Cornwall, Desmond Llewelyn as a herald, and Patricia Owens as Lady Vivien. Valentine Dyall spoke the opening narration. Laurence Harvey was included as a cast member in an early edit of this article - and also on IMDb - but his participation in this film remains unconfirmed.
Knights of the Round Table (film) | Cast notes
He starred in the 2016 British miniseries "Him". He also acted in a stage performance of Glenn Waldron's "Natives". He was cast as the protagonist of Christopher Nolan's film "Dunkirk", which was released in early 2017. Nolan compared Whitehead to actor Tom Courtenay in his youth. Weeks after Whitehead finished with "Dunkirk", he began work with Richard Eyre's film "The Children Act" opposite Emma Thompson and Stanley Tucci, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2017. He also starred in one of eight monologues in the TV series "Queers" that aired in 2017. In 2018, Whitehead starred in the "Black Mirror" TV series’ interactive stand-alone film "", as lead character Stefan Butler.
Fionn Whitehead | Life and career
The start list includes 18 teams (4 UCI WorldTeams, 12 Professional Continental Teams, and 2 Continental Teams).
2019 Four Days of Dunkirk | Teams
The film featured clips from the Nazi Germany army newsreels, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, Milton Berle, Humphrey Bogart, Richard Burton, Neville Chamberlain, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Clark Gable, Adolf Hitler, Bob Hope, Joseph P. Kennedy, Laurel and Hardy, James Mason, Benito Mussolini, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin and James Stewart, among others.
All This and World War II | Cast
The two LT mechanics then managed to repair and restart the engines and she could be winched back into the water. A metal plate was fixed over the bomb damage and she returned to Kent with another load of soldiers.
Robert Timbrell | Dunkirk
On 14 January 2016, Hardy received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "The Revenant". Hardy played a Royal Air Force fighter pilot in Christopher Nolan's action-thriller "Dunkirk" (2017), based on the British military evacuation of the French port of Dunkirk in 1940 during the Second World War. He appeared alongside Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy and Harry Styles. Hardy also co-produced and starred in the eight-part BBC One television drama series "Taboo". It was created by Hardy, Steven Knight, and Hardy's father, Edward "Chips" Hardy. "Taboo" was aired in the United States by FX.
Tom Hardy | 2011–present
Along with the British Army the QAs retreated from Dunkirk on 26 May 1940; all were safely returned to England. In July 1940, aged 44, Jones was promoted to Matron in Chief of the QAIMNS.
Katharine Jones | Introduction
Many wounded who were unable to walk were abandoned.
Dunkirk | Evacuation