Weekend at Dunkirk (1964)
Week-end à Zuydcoote (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Approved
- 1h 59min
- Drama, War
- 18 Dec 1964 (France)
- Movie
In June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Maillat and his men debate whether to evacuate to Britain or stay and fight the German troops that are closing-in from all directions.
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| Jean-Paul Belmondo | ... |
Julien Maillat
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| Catherine Spaak | ... |
Jeanne
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| Georges Géret | ... |
Pinot
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| Jean-Pierre Marielle | ... |
Pierson
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| Pierre Mondy | ... |
Dhéry
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| Marie Dubois | ... |
Hélène Atkins
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Christian Barbier | ... |
Paul
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François Guérin | ... |
Le lieutenant pressé
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| Kenneth Haigh | ... |
Atkins
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| Ronald Howard | ... |
Robinson
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| Jean-Paul Roussillon | ... |
La gouape / Blackguard
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| Albert Rémy | ... |
Virrel
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| Nigel Stock | ... |
Un soldat brûlé
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| Pierre Vernier | ... |
Un croque-mort / soldat du camion des morts
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Alan Adair |
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| Michel Barbey | ... |
Dr. Claude Cirilli
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Robert Bazil | ... |
Un soldat
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| Marie-France Boyer | ... |
Jacqueline
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Charles Bouillaud | ... |
Le rouspéteur
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Pierre Collet | ... |
Le capitaine Français
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| Gérard Darrieu | ... |
Un lieutenant
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| Raoul Delfosse | ... |
Le soldat annonçant la mort d'Alexandre / Infantryman
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Robert Deslandes |
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Jean-Claude Dubois | ... |
(as Jean Claude Dubois)
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| Jacques Ferrière |
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Bob Lerick | ... |
(as Bob Lerrick)
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Colin Mann |
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Christian Melsen | ... |
1st German Parachutist
(as Melsen)
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Marie-France Mignal | ... |
Antoinette
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| Bernard Musson | ... |
Un croque-mort / soldat du camion des morts
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Robert Napier |
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| Donald O'Brien | ... |
L'officier anglais
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René Penetra |
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Paul Pavel |
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| Paul Préboist | ... |
Un soldat
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Robert Rollis | ... |
Le soldat à bicyclette
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| Eric Sinclair |
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Rolph Spath | ... |
Un parachutiste allemand / 2nd German Parachutist
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Anthony Stuart |
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| Julien Verdier | ... |
L'infirmier
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Louis Viret | ... |
Le chauffeur du lieutenant
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| Dominique Zardi | ... |
Le caporal chef
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| François Périer | ... |
Alexandre
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Maurice Auzel | ... |
Le soldat dans l'abri (uncredited)
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Roger Rudel | ... |
Soldat de dos lisant le tract (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Henri Verneuil | ||
Written by
| Robert Merle | ... | (novel) |
| François Boyer | ... | (adaptation) |
| Robert Merle | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Raymond Hakim | ... | producer |
| Robert Hakim | ... | producer |
Music by
| Maurice Jarre | ||
Cinematography by
| Henri Decaë | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Claude Durand | ||
Production Design by
| Robert Clavel | ||
Set Decoration by
| Pierre Charron | ||
Costume Design by
| Jean Zay | ||
| Léon Zay | ||
Production Management
| Ralph Baum | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Pierre Cavassilas | ... | assistant director (as Pierre Cavasillas-Delanjeac) |
| Pierre Delanjeac | ... | assistant director |
| Georges Grodzenczyk | ... | assistant director |
| Jean Claude Lemonnier | ... | assistant director |
| Jean-Claude Lemonnier | ... | assistant director |
| Claude Pinoteau | ... | first assistant director |
Special Effects by
| Karl Baumgartner | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Charles-Henri Montel | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| Maurice Jarre | ... | musical director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Pathé Consortium Cinéma (1964) (France) (theatrical)
- Consorzio Italiano Distributori Indipendenti Film (CIDIF) (1965) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Columbia International Films (1965) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Kamera (1965) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1966) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1966) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1971) (United States) (tv)
- Concorde Film (1973) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Doperfilme (1973) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- France 3 (1977) (France) (tv)
- TF1 (1985) (France) (tv)
- Éditions Montparnasse (1989) (France) (VHS)
- M6 (1990) (France) (tv)
- Nea Kinisi Video (1990) (Greece) (VHS)
- Fil à Film (1992) (France) (VHS)
- 13ème Rue (2012) (France) (tv)
- ARTE (2009) (France) (tv)
- ARTE (2017) (France) (tv)
- C8 (2022) (France) (tv)
- Canal+ Vidéo (1998) (France) (VHS)
- Direct 8 (2006) (France) (tv)
- Direct 8 (2010) (France) (tv)
- France 2 (FR2) (1993) (France) (tv)
- France 2 (FR2) (2002) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (1993) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (2020) (France) (tv)
- Kadokawa (2018) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- NHK Kyôiku (1993) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK-BS2 (1991) (Japan) (tv)
- Paramount Channel (2023) (France) (tv)
- Paris Première (2004) (France) (tv)
- Paris Première (2019) (France) (tv)
- Pioneer LDC (2003) (Japan) (DVD)
- RTL9 (2008) (France) (tv)
- RTL9 (2010) (France) (tv)
- StudioCanal (2007) (France) (DVD)
- TV5MONDE (2012) (World-wide) (tv)
- TV5MONDE (2022) (World-wide) (tv)
- Topanga Canyon Films (2018) (Spain)
- Télé Monté Carlo (TMC) (2007) (France) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Video (2019) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Éditions Montparnasse (1993) (France) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Set during World War II, and stuck on the beaches near Dunkirk, Julien Maillat tries to join England by boat with the English Army, but cannot succeed. He, then, tries to organize the life for him and his soldiers friends between German raids and shells.
Written by Jean-Yves Simon |
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Box Office
| Budget | FRF10,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $3,825,900 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Jean-Paul Belmondo performed all his own stunts, including an unprotected fall from a flight of stairs. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Jean-Paul Belmondo 2 (2013). See more » |
| Quotes |
Julien Maillat:
Jeanne, I'll wait for you until seven in the caravan. Jeanne: How will you wait for me? What does that mean? Julien! See more » |