Dunkirk Page #6

Synopsis: Two stories in one - an easygoing British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilians are being dragged into the war with Operation Dynamo, the scheme to get the French and British forces back from the Dunkirk beaches. Some come forward to help, others are less willing.
Genre: Drama, History, War
Director(s): Leslie Norman
Production: MGM
 
IMDB:
7.0
APPROVED
Year:
1958
135 min
238 Views


That's obvious.

We all know that.

We've all known it for days.

But Gamelin must be getting

his reserve into position now.

What reserve?

The strategic reserve,

of course.

When I was in Rheims

in February

the 7th army was the heart

of the strategic reserve.

There was almost

nothing else.

Gamelin sent

the 7th army to Holland.

What is there left?

But you can't mean that.

The whole principle

of the Maginot Line

was to build up

a strong reserve.

What have your generals

done with them?

Generals.

They sacked 15 front line

generals three days ago.

Did you know that?

But you called up

two million men.

What have you done

with them?

Who are you to talk?

What have you British

sent to France?

Two hundred,

three hundred thousand?

Now don't be a fool.

What about the Navy

and the Air Force?

What will they do for you when

you have lost your army?

We haven't lost it yet.

It is the one virtue

that we French have left.

We are realists.

This battle is lost.

What will you fight with?

Those?

Sometimes there's a lot

to be said for

not being

too much of a realist.

MAN [IN DISTANCE]:

Left, right, left, right, left.

Squad will retire.

About turn.

Swing your arms.

Make your dressing

by the left.

[SPEAKING IN FRENCH]

[SPEAKING IN FRENCH]

Dead stupid. Don't understand

their own ruddy language.

We'll never get far

with this lot.

Let's get moving.

[SPEAKING IN FRENCH]

[SOLDIERS LAUGHING]

Let's get off the road.

We'll never get through

this mob.

Come on, this way.

What did she want

to do that for?

That's one brush

with a French girl

your old woman won't mind.

[LAUGHS]

Planes.

Jerry planes!

[CROWD SCREAMING]

[SPEAKING FRENCH]

[SCREAMS]

[FRENCH PEOPLE SCREAMING

AND CRYING]

[CHILDREN CRYING]

[SPEAKING IN FRENCH]

What about

going back to help them?

What can we do?

We can't do any good.

Didn't use their bombs.

They didn't need to,

the bastards.

Can only mean one thing.

They're saving the road

for their tanks.

Come on, let's get back

to the unit.

[CROWD SPEAKING IN FRENCH]

Got a fag, Mike?

Aye. And I'm keeping it.

Got a fag, Barlow?

Mike, they'll kill you.

Get down quick!

[CAR ENGINE WHIRRING]

If it's a Jerry,

don't miss.

You can shoot me if I do.

Can you see it?

Not yet.

He's wearing a uniform.

I hope it's a Jerry.

He's a Dunn Hour.

He's one of ours.

SOLDIER:

I believe he's right.

Who are you?

What's your lot?

B Company, Wilshire,

13th Brigade.

Where's your unit?

That's what

we want to know.

Thought perhaps

you could help.

Who is top

of the league this year?

Top of the league?

Darned if I know.

There was no league

held this year.

Everton won it last year.

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David Divine

Arthur Durham (David) Divine, CBE, DSM, (1905–1987) was a prolific South African writer of books on a variety of subjects but will be chiefly remembered for two controversial books on defence issues, The Blunted Sword (1964) and The Broken Wing (1966). Divine had been a war correspondent and after the Second World War became the defence correspondent of the British Sunday Times, a post he held until 1975. more…

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