Dunkirk (1958 film)

Dunkirk
DVD poster
Directed byLeslie Norman
Written byJ. S. Bradford (book)
Ewan Butler (book)
David Divine (screenplay)
Produced byMichael Balcon
StarringJohn Mills
Richard Attenborough
Bernard Lee
CinematographyPaul Beeson
Edited byGordon Stone
Music byMalcolm Arnold
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • 20 March 1958 (1958-03-20)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,025,000 or £400,000
Box office$2,060,000

Dunkirk is a 1958 British war film directed by Leslie Norman that depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II, and starring John Mills, Richard Attenborough, and Bernard Lee. The film is based on the novels The Big Pick-Up by Elleston Trevor and Dunkirk co-authored by Lt Col Ewan Butler and Major J. S. Bradford.