DUNKIRK - The TRUE STORY Explained! - Nolan Fact vs. Fiction
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Dunkirk, the new war film by Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Inception), tells the story of the famous World War 2 evacuation of Allied troops across the English Channel. But what is the true story of that battle? Erik Voss explains the fascinating history behind the events -- both things in the movie, and things not in the movie -- and separates the fact from the fiction. What key decision by Adolf Hitler allowed the "Miracle of Dunkirk" to happen? Why were civilian boats used to transport the troops? Who were the true unsung heroes of the battle? Is Dunkirk historically accurate? Also, a Dunkirk Review is on its way!
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My great grandfather spoiled the movie for me by saying "I'll tell how the movie ends I live".
Average grandpa lore. Love it!
That’s cold
The thing no one wants to admit is the French were a lot better fighters than we think. I recall one British officer compared the French around the region of Dunkirk along the lines of the Spartan 300. One of the reason the Germans halted was because they still had to fight their way through the French lines. Moreover, the power of airpower could solely win a war was still toyed around at the time, so they thought that perhaps they felt their air force could destroy the allies evacuation. This my opinion but to me this makes sense a lot better than Hitler hoping they might get a chance to make peace with the Brits.
Yes some French units gave all! but some are forgetting the Battle of Arras which made the Germans think twice!
The royal air force was actually fighting the Germans quite a bit during the evacuation, but they were fighting far away of shore so the soldiers on the beach couldn't see them.
Sounds more faithful than Pearl Harbor...
Ha! Pearl Harbor has nothing on Dunkirk.
My ex girlfriend was more faithful than Pearl Harbor.
The 'Pearl Harbor' movie was a stench in the nostrils of good movies and has been an embarrassment to the United States every since it came out. Unfairly, as it was the personal schlock fantasy of Michael Bay, not particularly successful, and universally panned by critics.
Everette Bradfute The Micheal Bay one?
watch "Tora, Tora, Tora" or red "Day of Infamy" by Walter Lord or "At Dawn We Slept" Gordon Prange good starting material:) Cheers
U cant see England from Dunkirk no matter the weather
Rudi Davies astro physics actually can cause an event that makes it seem like you can. Depending on the weather, you can see the reflection of land on the water, making England technically visible to the naked eye.
He never said it was visible in the movie he said. We can almost see it
I went to watch Dunkirk in the cinema yesterday, and when the adverts and trailers started one of the first adverts was for world of warships and me and my friend just looked at each other and both said that was tasteless
at 4:09 the picture of the planes are P-51 Mustangs (an American fighter) in German markings
I rather think, Bf 109D or E models are no longer in flying condition unless still used in Spain, cf "Battle of Britain", movie, 1969. P-51 one however are still flyable unless these are CGG (computer generated) but then one would use the Bf 109 with the correct configuration for May , 1940 (and squadron markings:) Cheers
The picture depicts captured P-51s which were pressed into service by the Germans.
I saw that as well. Definitely the North American P-51 with German markings
Definitely P-51D's in that shot in this video. They were definitely Bf-109's in the movie. Which were either Hispano Buchon HA-1112 (Spanish Bf-109s with Merlin Engines that were CGI out to look like DB-605 engines) or completely CGI like the HE-111's and Stukas
I think the P-51Ds in German markings are from the 1948 movie Fighter Squadron, where they're made up to presumably look like Me-109s fighting USAAF P-47s.
Again... Dunkirk was not a fuckin miracle. Nolan's movie isn't even close the real truth. French were outnumbered 1 to 20, and they stood their ground until mission was accomplished. Saving the english army. British officers saluted the french soldiers when they landed in english ports.
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I appreciated the enthusiasm, for almost the first 5 minutes.
Powerful. There weren't any specific characters by name. I interpreted this to mean no one was any more or less important than another. Sound effects via movie and theater were incredible. My headrest shook and I held on to my seat. I appreciated how the movie showed the frustration and flaws of emerging from a dire situation. I intend to see it again. I'm also looking forward to Darkest Hour coming this November which is about Winston Churchill.
Thor and justice league in one day?
I feel bad for how busy you guys will be today
Time travel TIME TRAVEL.Its always the answer for conspiricies
Hitler made some questionable moves in the war
1. Not invading Britain, just bombing it
2. Declaring war on the U.S. when he didn't have to.
3. Declaring war on Russia
4. Invading Russia in winter (as did Napoleon)
One reason why many complained that the air force did jack shit in Dunkirk was because the air force were mainly defending the ships at sea. Therefore all the soldiers at the beach thought the air force didn't help at all as most of the force were at sea. So the air force DID help.
I mean an american telling British history?
The movie is great and it reminds me that the people that lost their lives didn't die in vain and because of them we are living in a better world ❤️
ErinErin These brave Soldiers did die in vain. So sad we have a different invasion these days. One that will not be fought for our Country. 😥
ErinErin We are not living in a better world.
Mary Cull true words... hopefully this film will wake some people up
ARE WE?
Yeah, a better world of the Rich Richer!!
Funny how the word Allies appears over a year and a half before any of the allies do!
Yeah those German P51s were a huge issue at Dunkirk and throughout the early war
No p51's around then they were not even thought of. the only Mustangs that were around were the ones on the American plains(not planes, pigs might fly but horses don't)
GREAT MOVIE, SAW IT TWICE, WITH BUY IT WHEN IT's on DVD. From Canada
Exact reason for germans not advancing was sikh regiment of indian army
@4.10 those are US P51D Mustangs with Luftwaffe crosses guys. WW2 Buffs should know this shit!
Even knowing the ending of the historical event didn't prevent me from feeling the stress of the situation on a personal level. And still I can't imagine what it would have been like for real, even having served in the USAF. However, one more point of technical accuracy in the movie review (which was done quite well) is that the momentary photo of the German "Luftwaffe planes" was actually a photo from a post-war American-made movie that used US P-51 Mustangs in german markings. Oops. Fortunately, more attention was paid to the overall accuracy of the aircraft and air battle scenes in the movie.
2:40 now if you read and learned more about Hitler you would know that he actually supported and respected the English. He liked them really and was impressed by them for a lot of reasons, and he REALLY disliked the idea of beeing in war with them and STRONGLY fought against it and tried constantly to be in contact to avoid war... But the americans wanted the english to fight so... I strongly believe that Hitler 1. Did showed mercy and hoping that they understand it BUT meanwhile refueled its Tanks and collected his troops 2. His Generals wanted to fight still and attacked the ppl on the beach 3. His Military advisers told Hitler that the English fought and so he was forced to engage.
War is complicated folks...
Well if he didn't want to be at war with us then he only had to adide by the terms of treaty he signed up to in Munich , he decided not to .
I don't really ask for a lot but you guys do a review on Ready Player One trailer thanks
Wow, the photo of the German "villain" commanders must be a bunch of nobodies. I can pick out Generals Patton, Bradley, Eisenhower, Hodges and Smith right away. Even if the faces aren't familiar, the uniforms should have been a big red flag they weren't the "baddies".
And where may I ask in the film is Charles Lightoller?
Wow, captured P-51s for 'Luftwaffe' graphic, and Allied leaders for German leaders? Great.
Dunkirk was such an awesome movie.
Hold on hold on Churchill told the royal navy to rescue the French if that's the case it completely destroys the whole the British left the French to die argument.
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Really dope real life story.
Keep in mind that Hitler had forbidden use of biological warfare by the Third Reich, and while his minions secretly developed all sorts of weapons including use in the V2 rockets that repeatedly hit Britain then presented it to him, but he ordered them all destroyed. Now, not defended Adolf but, being a Corporal exposed to chemical warfare, it is assumed that that is the reason that he refused to advance using such weapons against England.
"Messerschmidt pilots"
*Shows Focke Wolf 190*
Also of interest: the Germans were exhausted after the first several weeks of their offensive, with many of them burnt out on amphetamines.
The Channel is 23 miles across
Why are the planes shown at 4:10 captured P-51s
At 4:10, is that a flight of 3 p51s
awsome vid :D
Anyone else noticed the p-51s with Nazi and German emblems?
The orator seems to have learnt history of Dunkirk 1941 from youtube only!!!!
Early months of ww2 ,October to May, was the phoney war where no fighting happened.
P51s dressed up as German planes seriously
I'm not a historical of this event, I've seen the movie 2 days ago. I agree that I wouldn't mind seeing the enemy in this movie, NOLAN tried to put a large week event into a 2 hour film. My problem with history/documentary movies is that they always "Hollywood ize" these films, but again NOLAN did his best to portray this historical event. 3/5 my opinion also a little note of what happened afterwards would be fine
I just saw this movie awesome is was great
Whenever I read or listen about war I still feel the urge to remind myself that history is written by the victors so I shouldn't take some of the facts too trustfully?
Yes
It is gratifying to hear a young American give an accurate explanation about Dunkirk especially when he mentioned ‘Dunkirk Spirit’ and the vital French rearguard action. I grew up with men who were at Dunkirk in 1940 but who sadly are no longer with us. Cheers mate.
John R I'm really amazed that the stars have to explain the history of the thing on US chat shows.
Well it's not a major part of our history, and it's not a particularly glamorous episode like the Battle of Britain. I don't expect British people to know what the Donner party was.
It is for Canadian history
@Nathan Uncharted Drake: I'm British and was taught about the Donner parties winter eating habits, also the Baker-Fancher party, that last one would make a good film.
Well said John.
The greatest fucked up military miracles of the war.
The speech at the end had me in tears.
Georges death hit me hard being 16 and him being 17, I teared up after that amazing movie
Alex didn't even seem to care what Tommy is saying.
MrJJuK ikr the films ending is really touching
"We shall never surrender"
MrJJuK No miracle,only some 35000 Frenchmen defending the perimeter...
Also worth mentioning - the French Army comprised most of the rear-guard protecting the beaches at Dunkirk.-
and that's the main point : around 20000 french die to allow the english to return to england and the english said "it's a miracle"....disgusting
Also, the Piermaster of the East Mole, was a forgotten Canadian named James Campbell Clouston. He's not mentioned in the movie (Sir Kenneth Brannagh plays his part) but he worked that pier for 5 days straight and is credited with loading over 200,000 soldiers on boats. Sadly, he lost his life on the last day. A true hero of the Dunkirk evacuation, a Canadian who has never been given proper recognition for his efforts there. Look him up!
My uncle was at Dunkirk. He waited in line on the beach, was strafed by aircraft and blokes in front of him and behind were killed; he was eventually picked up by a boat which was subsequently blown out of the water; he started swimming for home and was picked up by another boat and brought home 'safely'.
After which, he was put on a charge for losing his rifle and kit! He was on half pay until he had paid it back.
graceygrumble did he also shot lighting out of his ass to???
These bastards at the top are really something aren't they?
Unbelievable. Glad he made it back.
Wow. Miracle he made it out.
Was D Day as bad as Hollywood made it out to be?
PAt, there was no such thing as the "English Navy" it was the Royal Navy and no, no one had to pay for lost weapons, that is myth, nonsense and apocrypha and sheer lies
Natasha Vonoskabaya It depends what beach. Some like Utah were met with relatively small resistance. However, Juno beach and especially Omaha beach were much worse.
Great little review of history here. Thanks for giving credit to the French for their role in defending the evacuation. Too many English-language versions of the story give almost no mention of it.
Some small critiques: The allies built fortresses, not trenches; Your map of the German advance in 1940 is really a map of the German WWI plan; Your map showing German advances showed their maximum conquest. It might have been better to find a map that showed their 1940 situation.
But that's just nit-picking. it's a very good video. Keep up the great work!
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Some of your research isn't correct. The French and British knew that the Germans were going to attack through Belgium and the Netherlands so they put a huge amount of troops at the border of France and Belgium to defend against the impending German advance. While correct, they weakened the front lines around the ardennes forest and the Germans were able to spearhead through that weak point. Scattering to cover the front lines weakened the lines on the Belgium border causing the French and British to become unorganized and on constant retreat. They were then encircled on the beaches and city of Dunkirk.
some? you mean alot
Von Manstein :" In Dunkirk, the British fought to the last standing Frenchman." Says it all
History class with Eric Voss
the British army ran away from the German army and this somehow is portrayed as a victory. lol
Good effort but as a 'history class' which it isn't
As a history major, I was so happy to see this notification
thedarlingdiva same. military major
thedarlingdiva same major major
Might just add that it was not only the French who formed the rearguard at Dunkirk but elements of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) as well. The opening scenes of the movie doesn't really give that impression, but also doesn't detract remembering the movie is fiction based on wider fact.
The BEF was only 10% of the Allied forces, who were mostly French, and the fighting was going on across a much wider front than just Dunkirk. The Germans broke through the French army at Sedan and moved up behind the French and British to the Channel, encircling them. The BEF lost over 60,000 men in France out of a total force of around 280,000. The 60,000 included dead and POW's, most of whom had been attached to the rearguard action.
During the evacuation Churchill sent two British divisions to France to shore up French resolve to continue the war, and form a second British Expeditionary Force. The French signed an armistice with Hitler.
The evacuation rescued 340,000 soldiers of which over 100,000 were French. The British lost all their equipment in France but continued the war. The soldiers that were saved at Dunkirk formed the core of the British forces that contributed to the liberation of Europe and other places including in the Far East.
The French forces saved by the evacuation formed the Free French forces under de Gaulle!
Don't forget the rear-guard included Canadians in those "British divisions".
Nor forget the Scottish 51st Highland Division, 10,000 of whom surrendered at St. Valery after Dunkirk.
The french force evacuated during the evacuation were send back to France 48h after arriving to England and fought on french soil until the armistice. The free french was formed after the armistice late June 1940.
Your picture of "the German commanders" is a picture of the American commanders! Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley....
WVMADMAN1 there's no difference lol
I'm a history teacher, and I'll be showing this in my class! Perfectly concise.
John McNeill u cool
U are the history teacher we all need
Uh, the "Luftwaffe" planes shown at 4:08 are actually P-51 Mustangs. What's up with that?
The used a clip from a movie made in the 50s or 60s...I cant recall the name right now.
Got any BF 109s they could use?
poor research
I saw too the German's used capture aircraft
@@orangelion03 one is john mills dunkirk movie a much better version than nolan's version
Dad went to France on the 2nd of April 1940 with the 1/5 Queens Royal West Surreys
After marching 30 miles a day to Dunkirk and after standing in the sea Dad thought it was pointless and went back to the beach .and on the
31st May 1940
Dad got off the mole onto HMS Malcolm,HMS MALCOLM sustained damage to her bow when she collided with the pier at Dunkirk.
HMS Malcolm was one of the ships that Granddad was on in the 1920s
Dad was put on a train to anywhere ,but it stopped at Woking station , he said he thought he could have got off and walked home.never to be seen again , but he stayed on and ended up on Salisbury
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My dad too, he was in the Queens Own West Kents, at Doullens they were cut off and surrounded by the first armoured division and the best weapon they had was a bren gun which was not very effective against tanks so had to retreat.
Unfortunately he did not make it to Dunkirk he ran into a luger when he was exiting a French farmhouse so became a prisoner for the rest of the war, 5 years of forced marches in the depth of winter, forced labour and starvation, but at least he survived which is more then can be said for many thousands of others in WWII.
Starvation due to our allied bombers.
Made it impossible to feed anyone.
Even the Germans.
And a population explosion of 12 million forced labourers abducted from conquered countries did not help, one things for sure the stalag personnel were not starving.
Damn, he was lucky to get away. It's good to hear small, personal stories like this- that's why I like comments like these. Respect.
I saw Dunkirk! It was awesome! Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan did amazing
Michael Greenwald it was a masterpiece. It was Nolan best work.
Hitler could have used the tanks or his planes to easily destroy the British army. He chose not to
Michael Greenwald i saw it today it brings tons of history but the ending is pretty touching
@@hushhush461 What about the French resistance to protect Dunkerque and the Battle of Arras?
This film is awesome for uneducated stupid people
All things considered, the movie is shaping up to be the most overrated move of the year. Fueled by both national pride (Brits, French etc) and Nolanfans.
I saw the movie last night. I must say that I was quite impressed with the obvious and painstaking attention to technical details. I'm ex-Canadian Army (not WW2 but after). I didn't see a single M1, Springfield 1903 or Enfield Mk IV in the bunch but rather all were equipped with the venerable Enfield Mk III which was historically accurate. The web gear was also period correct and worn properly which is rare to see in modern movies. Many times, due to the logistics and cost involved with being technically accurate, many production companies opt for the more cost-effective method of using what is available for the right price. Well done.
Forgot to mention soldiers of colonies Like Indian soldiers who were used as a scapegoat but still survived and managed to hold German forces so that ungrateful Britishers could go home.
I'm just glad a British director is telling this story so the historical facts don't get all americanised like films like U-571!
Hitler ordering a halt at Dunkirk and sparing 400,000 allied troops is a testament to the fact that he was NOTHING like the way he's portrayed in conventional history books (which of course was written by the victors- ie. the Allies). It proves that in fact he wasn't the worst monster that ever lived, but rather that he was incredibly humane and compassionate. Simply becuase, such a generous gesture of kindness was totally against German interests during the war. If we were to believe the official narrative of course, such a decision would have been nothing short of imbecility of epic proportions! We should all question the official version of WW2 history instead of swallowing it hook, line and sinker people!
My grandfather was in Dunkirk. This movie successfully portrays the horror and bravery of these men. Like so many, he was older (39) when he was deployed with the British Expeditionary Force.
My great grandfather was older too when he deployed with the US Army. He was on the front lines of the Battle of the Bulge until he took two bullets. He survived, but was out after that.
What bravery they ran like chicken
This is how history class should go
LAVO T ikr I honwscouldnt tell u one thing I learned this year in school
LAVO T it really depends on the teacher. I took AP world and loved it, I just wish my school had other classes about history other than Civil War
LAVO...Excellent thought; maybe if it did, our governments wouldn't be repeating so many of the same mistakes...
I just realized a Gustavo artillery shell could of ended the British French soldiers and wiped them out
this movie might just be the best movie out this year
Movie was incredible
has a ex member of the rnr (royal Navy Reserve) i was looking forward to seeing it has i had watched the original one with John Mills i only watched 5 min's of the film on tv turned it off
LITTLE KNOWN EASTER EGG IN THE FILM. One of the little boats that helped rescue soldiers in the film was actually there at the Real battle of Dunkirk. New Britannic, the small open top wooden boat. Great little historical detail. Not something that most people would notice. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152998/Dunkirk-hero-ruling-waves-Historic-WWII-little-ship-New-Britannic-chugs-Thames-Jubilee-pageant.html
quite a few of the boats filmed took past in the evacuation,more than 1 i believe
Really wish they included French defensive effort but other than that, great movie!
Iggy3 so true, without them thousands more would've died
I saw Dunkirk and I would recommend it to anyone. Very touching account of what happened. I wish the movie had shown German Navy Vessels but I understand the budget would have been blown out of the water. GO SEE THE MOVIE!
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Amazing how the French bravely held off the Germans.
I didn't like the movie..
abe contreras be ready for the Nolan fanboys
abe contreras why? Not hateing just curious
that film of dunkirk only watched 5 mins of the fi;lm turned it off has i found it was not worth watching prefere the one with john mills more acurate has it was based on tow books written by Army officers who had been at the beaches and how they had been rescued by the rn the nolan film shows the raf protectying dunkirk when they were no where near the evacuation beach alegaly miles in land but that was only now mentioned plus there was still other british troops still fighting in france plus there were french soldiers with british soldiers trying to fight blocking actions in one french town the french army fought so bravley that they were allowed to parade through the town and the rearguard around dunkirk became manned by the french army so the british could get back across the channel to try and continue the fight plus some of the french troops pleaded to be relanded so they could carry on fighting
The Germans didn't storm the beaches because there was still a war to fight. Most of France still had to be conquered.
There was a British Rear Guard as well... my Great Granddad was part of the British Rear Guard!!
Indian Armys Sikh regiments contribution was taken for granted....
What a backstab india has recieved from churchill
So amazing that this is still so vital!
In Dunkirk, the english soldiers fought until the last french soldier
To those crying about the French who sacrificed themselves weren't mentioned. This movie was focused on the British and the emotions they went through not the French.
There so many soldiers from India and Asia at Dunkirk beach.. much of war history is propaganda
The French definitely formed a Rearguard, but it should be pointed out that The Oxford & Bucks light Infantry and the Durham Fusiliers were also part of the rearguard, and were captured. The members of the Oxford & Bucks that captured Pegasus Bridge on D-Day, and the elements of the Durham Fusiliers that formed part of !st Airborne on the Bridge at Arnhem in 1944, were all recruited after Dunkirk. 38% of those evacuated were French.
And how many % about the dead or soldiers directly implicated in the fight?
There are some details that are missing like the capitulation of the Belgians that opened up a massive hole in teh allied lines. Even with the mistakes made by the BEF and French in that portion of the line.. the killer was losing the 20 mile section that the Belgians were responsible for.
Further, Army Group A was held off pretty well by the the French Army regulars. They had a chance but were let down by their leaders in the end. Army Group B blew right through that aforementioned gap that was opened up and cut the allied lines in half.
The more I learn about what happened the more I think the German Blitzkrieg was no where near unstoppable but heavily relied on poor leadership of their enemy and quite honestly.. some good old fashioned luck.
The BBC series Dunkirk was way better than this movie and done with a fraction of the budget.
Not that the movie "Dunkirk" was inaccurate but, I just did not get the feeling of the episode... Not like, the "Longest Day","Battle of Britain: or some other war movies that have been hits. I think that Dolan could have done a better job by showing the "Big Picture" with the French First Army defending the Dunkirk perimeter and Hitler making the decision to halt the Panzers. In fact, the movie quite bored me with its micro rendition of history...
BTW: I was born in America and my birthday coincides with the dates of that battle. June 2, 1949.
Queuing up on beaches to wait for an evacuation during massive air attacks has got to be the most British thing in the history of warfare.
English waited without fighting on the beach while waiting to be evacuated (while the French and the Belgians protected Dunkirk at 1 against 20) ... they abandoned all their heavy weapons without using them ... called "filer à l'anglaise" ...
The Belgians surrendered on the 28th May , plenty of Frenchmen were evacuated too , lots of British lives were lost both defending France and liberating it do you have a funny saying for that ? .
I only wish Nolan would give a few minutes to set the stage for movie goers that do not have the historical background of, "The Miracle of Dunkirk". Nothing was said of King George VI calling for a national day of prayer when the annihilation of the British troops seemed inevitable. The country prayed followed by three "coincidental" events: (1) Hitler stopped his advancing troops, (2) A storm of unprecedented fury broke over Flanders on Tuesday, 28 May,
(1940) grounding the German Luftwaffe squadrons and enabling the British
army formations, now eight to twelve miles from Dunkirk, to move up on
foot to the coast in the darkness of
the storm and the violence of the rain, with scarcely any interruption
from aircraft, which were unable to operate in such turbulent conditions. (3) Despite the storm in Flanders, a great calm-such as has rarely been experienced-settled over the English Channel during the days which followed, and its waters became as still as a mill pond.
The movie showed only about 25 private boats coming for 400,000 troops. A spitfire pilot said that, from the sky, it looked like so many boats were in the channel that a person could have walked across the channel without getting wet!
Dear George Fotinakes. I believe in the power of prayer from personal experience. So who knows? Maybe.....
What about the French fighting until the evacuation was complete? Have you erased us from your history books?
BULLSHIT> This was a British victory only to the propaganda folks. This was a German victory---the German army sat back and had 400,000 enemy troops disappear while hardly firing a shot, and got all their equipment left behind--a dream of any general. If the Germans had attacked it would have used up ammo, tanks, and fuel they were short on, and the nightmare of rounding up 400,000 prisoners. And the fact that these evacuated troops fought against the Germans later in the war doesn't mean crap--the allies didn't set foot in Europe until the summer of 1943 and by then the Germans were defeated by the Russians at Stalingrad and Kursk...the German-Russia war was already lost....the allies just brought the war done a little faster....
Does anyone have a good explanation as to why Hardy's character landed his plane on enemy ground and let himself get captured? I mean he fought so hard and well and could have ditched his plane in the sea and hoped for a rescue...
My great-grandfather was at Dunkirk beaches for 5 days
The Nolan movie was an artistic presentation, with a focus on portraying the bleak experience of the Brits on the beach. It was reserved in not trying to go beyond that. I found it a very aesthetically effective movie but I prefer more meticulous, accurate historical movies like Tora! Tora! Tora!. If there is one thing I feel everyone should take from the Nolan movie, it is to learn more about the war; taken together with the rest of the memory we have of the war, I think it was a great movie.
The 1958 version, with John Mills, Richard Attenborough and Bernard Lee, is better in terms of the overall scope of Dunkirk. Unfortunately it has been forgotten about for quite awhile now.
@@greentriumph1643 that one is better than nolan's film
I must be the only one disappointed in the movie. The history behind it is amazing. But, I failed to connect with this.
Chris Brooks agreed, for 340k troops being evacuated there were maybe a couple thousand, no character connection or development just garbage
Yeah connecting with the characters CLEARLY wasn't the filmmaker's intent... Kinda redundant to fault someone for something they weren't going for...
glad i was not the only one disappointed in the film
Wonderful British film...so much better than the shit out of Hollywood ...film of the year for me.