Synopsis: One of the most significant moments in the history of British warfare (in both the best and worst sense) is given reverent but reserved treatment in Dunkirk. The film takes place during the 1940 evacuation of Allied troops across the English channel. One party of British soldiers becomes detached from the rest of the retreating Allies. John Mills plays an inexperienced lance corporal who resists an increase in rank, but when the chips are down performs with courage and authority in organizing the ... Full Synopsis
In the 1940s, British and American moviegoers received a steady diet of war films glorifying the heroism of the Allies as they clawed their way to victory against the Axis powers. Many of these films served a patriotic purpose if not an artistic one: to spread spirit-lifting propaganda. But in the 1950s, British and American movie directors began making films focusing on Allied defeats as well as ... Read Review
