Dunkirk.
It is early May: the year 1940. In London , the civil population, lulled into an atmosphere of false security, goes about its business as usual. even the official war communiques merely report activity on the front. But Charles Forman, war correspondent, knows better. As the war in France takes a turn for the worse, he signs on with the Merchat Navy and volunteers for the greatest mission ever mounted, the evacuation of Dunkirk.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : StudioCanal, [2021]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from disc label. Based on the novels The big pick-up by Elleston Trevor and Dunkirk by Lt. Col. Ewan Butler and Major J.S. Bradford, M.B.E., M.C. Originally released as a motion picture in 1958. Wide screen (1.66:1). Bonus features: Dunkirk Operation Dynamo newsrell; Young Veteran Ealing Studios documentary (1940); interview with actor Sean Barrett; John Mills home movie footage. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Michael Balcon production ; screenplay by David Divine and W.P. Lipscomb ; directed by Leslie Norman. |
Participant or Performer Note: | John Mills, Richard Attenborough, Bernard Lee, Robert Urquhart, Ronald Hines, Meredith Edwards. |
Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD, region 1; wide screen (1.66:1); mono. |
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Genre: | Feature films. War films. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Independence Branch | MO (Text) | 33126025517305 | DVD | Available | - |