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Dunkirk (1958) A dramatization of the British Expeditionary Force's 1940 retreat to the beaches of France and the

Dunkirk (1958)

A dramatization of the British Expeditionary Force's 1940 retreat to the beaches of France and the extraordinary seaborne evacuation that saved it from utter destruction by Nazi Germany.

Cast:
Corporal 'Tubby' Binns: John Mills
John Holden: Richard Attenborough
Charles Foreman: Bernard Lee
Private Mike Russell: Robert Urquhart
Private Barlow: Ray Jackson
Private Miles: Ronald Hines
Frankie: Sean Barrett
Private Harper: Roland Curram
Private Dave Bellman: Meredith Edwards
Airman Froome: Michael Bates
Pannet: Rodney Diak
Jouvet: Michael Shillo
Commander - Tough's Yard: Eddie Byrne
Diana Foreman: Maxine Audley
Colonel - Medical Officer: Lionel Jeffries
Merchant Seaman: Victor Maddern
Military Spokesman: Anthony Nicholls
Bud Flanagan: Bud Flanagan
Chesney Allen: Chesney Allen
Lieutenant Lumpkin: Kenneth Cope
Private Fraser: Denys Graham
Don R - Dispatch Rider: Barry Foster
Battery Sergeant Major: Warwick Ashton
Battery Major: Peter Halliday
Staff Colonel: Lloyd Lamble
General The Viscount Gort V.C.: Cyril Raymond
Vice Admiral Ramsay: Nicholas Hannen
Grace Holden: Patricia Plunkett
Commander - Sheerness: Michael Gwynn
Old Sweat: Fred Griffiths
Joe - Crewman: Dan Cressey
Sergeant on the Beaches: Christopher Rhodes
Dr. Levy: Harry Landis
Padre: Alan Beaton
Sergeant on Parade Ground: Patrick Allen
British Soldier: Ernie Rice
Small Boat Owner: Jim Tyson
Naval Officer: Howard Pays
Reporter: Jack Armstrong
Commander - Royal Navy: Arnold Bell
Paddle Steamer Captain: Michael Brennan
Boat Owner's Wife: Olwen Brookes
Self: Winston Churchill
Soldier: Del Watson
Thirsty Sailor: Bernard Cribbins
Newsreel Commentator: Bob Danvers Walker
Henry: Geoffrey Denton
Policeman at Tough's Yard: Arnold Diamond
Ministry Official: John Serret
Worker in Holden's Factory: Liz Fraser
Motorcyclist: Thomas Graham
British Officer: John Harvey
German Soldier: John G. Heller
Surgeon Left Behind: Barry Keegan
Chief - Sheerness Dockyard: Howard Lang
Sergeant: Ian MacNaughton
WRNS Secretary: Mary Maxfield
Boat Owner Spokesman: John Phillips
Crewman: Charles Price
Housewife: Sheila Raynor
Man in the Street: John Salew
Doctor: Harold Siddons
Captain: William Squire
Sergeant in Cookhouse: Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
Officer (line of men in sea): Tim Turner
Ordinary Seaman: John Stephen Walker
Landlord: John Warwick
Worker Who Speaks to Holden: Mona Washbourne
Evacuation Officer: Russell Waters
Officer at Ramsey's H.Q.: Peter Williams

Written by: Trevor Dudley Smith, Ewan Butler, J.S. Bradford

Director: Leslie Norman

Production: Ealing Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Release date: 10 Sep 1958
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