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Dunkirk (Original title)
Dates: 1958 (Copyright), November 1958 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Leslie Norman

Synopsis: A unit of soldiers, separated from the main body of their army, makes its way to the beaches of Dunkirk.

Genre:
War

Subjects:
Dunkirk, World War II, Western Offensive, The (1940)
Releases
Date: 1958Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 135 mins Length: 12164 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: February 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 135 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (7)
In: Journal of British Cinema and Television v9 n2 2012  Pages: 177-197
Title: From Shorty Blake to Tubby Binns: Dunkirk and the representation of working-class masculinity in postwar British cinemaAuthor: Plain, GillArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article discussing the 1958 war film 'Dunkirk', and comparing it with Noel Coward's 'In Which We Serve'. Also considers the star persona of the actor John Mills, who appeared in both films as an embodiment of working-class masculinity.

In: Sight and Sound v4 n7 July 1994  Page: 62
Title: [Sight and Sound - v4 n7 July 1994: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note

In: Kinematograph Weekly n2641 27 Mar 1958  Page: 15
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2641 27 Mar 1958: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 26 Mar 1958
Title: [Variety - 26 Mar 1958: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v25 n292 May 1958  Page: 56
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v25 n292 May 1958: no known title]Language: English

In: The Daily Cinema n7981 21 Mar 1958  Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n7981 21 Mar 1958: no known title]Language: English

In: Today's Cinema v87 n7644 5 Nov 1956  Page: 9
Title: [Today's Cinema - v87 n7644 5 Nov 1956: no known title]Language: English