Dunkirk

Dunkirk

Limited Series 2004 · 3 eps · ★ 6.4 · Documentary, Drama

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Major factual drama telling the story of history's greatest maritime evacuation, after the World War II Battle of Dunkirk in May and June 1940.

Directed by Alex Holmes · Written by Alex Holmes

Network: BBC One

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