From 26 May to 4 June 1940, retreating Allied forces were evacuated from France using the beaches of Dunkirk. This is not a history site.

I’ve posted reviews of some movies at least a little bit about Dunkirk, and I hope to post more in the future.

One interesting about these three movies today is how they echo each other. There is one scene in the 1958 Dunkirk with a flotilla of small boats moving down the Thames towards the sea, gradually growing larger, that appears to be an homage to a similar sequence in 1942s Mrs. Miniver, and civilian boat owners in both movies say, “I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.” And now I need to re-watch the Christopher Nolan version to see if anyone says that. Fans of the Nolan version will see many similarities with the 1958 version, though Leslie Norman’s version also shows the dunes where a significant number of soldiers waited as well as in those long, solemn lines shown in both films.

History Buffs, a fine YouTube site focusing on historical accuracy in film, has a review of the 2017 version and recommends Atonement for the most realistic depiction of the beach at Dunkirk.

Reviews Posted Today

Mrs. Miniver

Dunkirk (1958)

Dunkirk (2017)