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Weekend at Dunkirk (French: Week-end à Zuydcoote) is a 1964 French-Italian drama war 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: Directed by Henri Verneuil. With Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Spaak, Georges Géret, Jean-Pierre Marielle. 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 ...
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- Drama, War
- Henri Verneuil
- 1964-12-18
Based on a novel by Robert Merle, this film depicts the plight of French soldiers and civilians trapped on Dunkirk beach by German forces in World War II. It stars Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Spaak and Pierre Mondy, and was directed by Henri Verneuil.
- Henri Verneuil, Claude Pinoteau
- Jean-Paul Belmondo
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. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
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- Paris-Film Production, Interopa Film
- Henri Verneuil
Robert Merle. Novel. 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.
5. User Ratings (0) Your Rating. Overview. User Reviews. Cast & Crew. Related. Share on. facebook. twitter. Synopsis by Sandra Brennan. In this WW II drama set during a weekend in June of 1940, German invaders force British troops to flee Dunkirk.
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Weekend at Dunkirk is a French film directed by Henri Verneuil. It is based on a book by Robert Merle and stared Jean-Paul Belmondo. Merle was born in Tébessa, then part of French Algeria, in 1908. His father Felix was killed during the ill-fated campaign of the Dardanelles (Gallipoli) in 1916.
