Weekend at Dunkirk
- Week-end à Zuydcoote redirects here. For the novel see Week-end at Zuydcoote
| Weekend at Dunkirk | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Henri Verneuil |
| Produced by |
Raymond Hakim Robert Hakim |
| Written by |
François Boyer Robert Merle |
| Starring | Jean-Paul Belmondo |
| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
| Edited by | Claude Durand |
Release dates |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country |
France Italy |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 3,154,140 admissions (France)[1] |
Weekend at Dunkirk (French: Week-end à Zuydcoote) is a 1964 drama film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo.[2] It is based on the 1949 Prix Goncourt winning novel Week-end at Zuydcoote (French: Week-end à Zuydcoote) by Robert Merle.
Plot
Set during World War II, it follows Julien Maillat, a French soldier who tries to join the English Army on the Royal Navy flotilla to England by boat. No matter how hard he tries to make it, he and his French partners are hard pressed to get away as the fight is getting harder and the Germans closer and closer.
Selected cast
- Jean-Paul Belmondo – Julien Maillat
- Catherine Spaak – Jeanne
- Jean-Pierre Marielle - Pierson
- Pierre Vernier – undertaker
References
- ↑ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
- ↑ Fremont-Smith, Eliot. "New York Times: Weekend à Zuydcoote". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-09-03.
External links
- Week-end à Zuydcoote at the Internet Movie Database
- Kirkup, James (2 April 2004). "Obituaries: Robert Merle". The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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