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Dunkirk

2017 film by Christopher Nolan

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"Dunkirk" is a 2017 film by Christopher Nolan that dramatizes the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the French beach of Dunkirk during World War II. The film depicts a pivotal historical event in which hundreds of thousands of troops were rescued from enemy forces, marking a crucial moment in the war's early stages.

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The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.

Released: 2017-07-19107 minDir: Christopher NolanWar, Action, Drama

Cast

Fionn Whitehead as Tommy
Tom Hardy as Farrier
Mark Rylance as Mr. Dawson
Kenneth Branagh as Commander Bolton
Cillian Murphy as Shivering Soldier
Barry Keoghan as George

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Published: 19 July 2017

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Dunkirk is a 2017 historical war film produced, written, and directed by Christopher Nolan that depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II from the perspectives of people on the land, sea, and air. It features an ensemble cast including Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles in his feature film debut, Aneurin Barnard, James D'Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, and Tom Hardy.

The film portrays the evacuation with little dialogue, as Nolan sought instead to create suspense through cinematography and music. Filming began in May 2016 in Dunkirk and wrapped 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 has extensive practical effects. It employed thousands of extras as well as historic boats from the evacuation, and period aeroplanes.