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 |
| Written by | François Boyer Robert Merle |
| Produced by | Raymond Hakim Robert Hakim |
| Starring | Jean-Paul Belmondo |
| Edited by | Claude Durand |
| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Countries | 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, the film follows Julien Maillat, a French soldier who tries to join the British Army on the Royal Navy's boat flotilla to England. 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 as Julien Maillat
- Catherine Spaak as Jeanne
- Jean-Pierre Marielle as Pierson
- Pierre Vernier as undertaker
Reception
The film was the ninth most popular movie at the French box office in 1964.[3]
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.
- ^ "1964 French box office". Box Office Story. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
External links
- Week-end à Zuydcoote at IMDb
- Weekend at Dunkirk at Le Film Guide
- 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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