Directed by:
Henri VerneuilScreenplay:
François BoyerCinematography:
Henri DecaëComposer:
Maurice JarreCast:
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Spaak, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Pierre Mondy, Albert Rémy, Marie Dubois, François Périer, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Paul Pavel (more)Plots(1)
June 1940. On the beaches of Dunkerque which have been mercilessly shelled by German bombardments, thousands of French and English soldiers are waiting to depart for England. Julien abandons his three friends to attempt to embark at Bray-Dunes with the English aboard a freighter. He manages by the skin of his teeth to escape from the ship as it bursts into flames and has to swim to the shore. He finds Jeanne, and kills two soldiers who were trying to rape her. Later, when they decide to flee together, Julien is killed in a bomb attack. (Cannes Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Jean-Paul Belmondo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886225_57cea4.jpg)
Jean-Paul Belmondo
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
The Professional (1981)
![Catherine Spaak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/666/164666981_5931f4.jpg)
Catherine Spaak
France
Best movies:
Le Trou (1960)
The Easy Life (1962)
The Man with the Balloons (1965)
![Jean-Pierre Marielle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/521/161521100_2115da.png)
Jean-Pierre Marielle
France
Best movies:
The Common Man (1975)
Hold-Up (1985)
Tom Thumb (1972)
![Pierre Mondy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272695_ff7433.jpg)
Pierre Mondy
France
Best movies:
Asterix in Britain (1986)
Asterix vs. Caesar (1985)
Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to? (1973)
![Albert Rémy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/456/456185_bf6bf7.jpg)
Albert Rémy
France
Best movies:
Dialogue with the Carmelites (1960)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Grand Prix (1966)
![Marie Dubois](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/416/416732_c885f6.jpg)
Marie Dubois
France
Best movies:
Don't Look Now: We're Being Shot At (1966)
Jules and Jim (1962)
Les Grandes Gueules (1965)
![François Périer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871821_6ee53e.jpg)
François Périer
France
Best movies:
The Creation of the World (1957)
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
![Jean-Paul Roussillon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/325/325346_7f452e.jpg)
Jean-Paul Roussillon
France
Best movies:
Deadlier Than the Male (1956)
Dead Certain (1981)
Same Old Song (1997)
Paul Pavel
France
Best movies:
Le Trou (1960)
Witness in the City (1959)
Les Misérables (1982)
![Maurice Auzel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/400/400477_80f3e7.jpg)
Maurice Auzel
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
The Professional (1981)
![Raoul Delfosse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/510/510259_459be6.jpg)
Raoul Delfosse
France
Best movies:
Charade (1963)
The Sicilian Clan (1969)
The Brain (1969)
![Paul Préboist](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/407/158407003_55934e.jpg)
Paul Préboist
France
Best movies:
Don't Look Now: We're Being Shot At (1966)
Le Trou (1960)
Les Misérables (1982)
![Georges Géret](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/460/460078_3f86e0.jpg)
Georges Géret
France
Best movies:
Cop or Hood (1979)
Z (1969)
The Sleeping Car Murder (1965)
![Pierre Collet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353725_5a77ab.jpg)
Pierre Collet
France
Best movies:
Two Men in Town (1973)
Fantomas (1964)
The Common Man (1975)
![Dominique Zardi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/276/166276545_68cb2d.jpg)
Dominique Zardi
France
Best movies:
Dialogue with the Carmelites (1960)
Two Men in Town (1973)
Fantomas (1964)
![Bernard Musson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/354/21354147_48e77a.jpg)
Bernard Musson
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
L'Allée du roi (1996) (series)
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
![Robert Rollis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/025/059/25059631_941325.jpg)
Robert Rollis
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
War of the Buttons (1962)
The Seventh Company Has Been Found (1975)
![Michel Barbey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/033/880/33880016_01fabb.jpg)
Michel Barbey
France
Best movies:
The Violent People (1970)
The Tattoo (1968)
The Case of Dr. Laurent (1957)
![Gérard Darrieu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/109/309/109309457_49a3eb.jpg)
Gérard Darrieu
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1958)
The Professional (1981)
Witness in the City (1959)
![Charles Bouillaud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/078/831/78831023_74c47f.jpg)
Charles Bouillaud
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Witness in the City (1959)
Inspector Maigret (1958)