Storyline
A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilians are being dragged into the war with Operation Dynamo, the scheme to get the French and British forces back from the Dunkirk beaches. Some come forward to help, others were less willing.
Principal Cast
John Mills
Cpl Tubby Binns
Richard Attenborough
John Holden
Bernard Lee
Charles Foreman
Robert Urquhart
Mike
Ray Jackson
Barlow
Ronald Hines
Private Miles
Sean Barrett
Frankie
Roland Curram
Harper
Media Information
DirectorLeslie Norman
StatusReleased
Runtime134 min
Genres
DramaWar
Release Date1958-03-20
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Production
Ealing Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer