Dunkirk
Britons in Battle
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War, UR
As German soldiers approach the French coast from all sides, five soldiers must make their way through enemy territory to Dunkirk, where a large scale evacuation is taking place. Starring John Mills as the reluctantly plucky leader of the soldiers and Richard Attenborough as the garage owner whose only interest is in profit.
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