Dunkirk
When 400,000 men couldn't get home, home came for them.
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
- Director
- Christopher Nolan
- Worldwide
- $549M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
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The record
Awards
4 wins · 9 nominations
Academy Awards
3 wins · 8 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Dunkirk returned 3.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $150M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $549M
- Release date
- Jul 19, 2017
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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