Weekend at Dunkirk (Week-end à Zuydcoote) 60 years old

Only once before, in The Longest Day, has a motion picture achieved such greatness !

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.

Credits

Paul Préboist as le soldat qui boit

Catherine Spaak as Jeanne

Georges Géret as Pinot

Jean-Paul Belmondo as Julien Maillat

Dominique Zardi as le caporal-chef réceptionniste

Marie Dubois as Hélène, la femme d'Atkins

Weekend at Dunkirk Cast

Name	Character
Paul Préboist He was 37, 69 years old when he died	as le soldat qui boit
Catherine Spaak She was 19, now 79 years old	as Jeanne
Georges Géret He was 40, 71 years old when he died	as Pinot
Jean-Paul Belmondo He was 31, now 91 years old	as Julien Maillat
Dominique Zardi He was 34, 79 years old when he died	as le caporal-chef réceptionniste
Marie Dubois She was 27, 77 years old when she died	as Hélène, la femme d'Atkins
Christian Barbier He was 40, 84 years old when he died	as Paul
Albert Rémy He was 53, 55 years old when he died	as Virrel
Raoul Delfosse He was 40, 85 years old when he died	as Le soldat annonçant la mort d'Alexandre / Infantryman
Donald O'Brien He was 34, 73 years old when he died	as L'officier anglais
Charles Bouillaud He was 60, 60 years old when he died	as Le rouspéteur
Pierre Vernier He was 33, 293 years old when he died	as un croque-mort
François Périer He was 45, 82 years old when he died	as Alexandre
Nigel Stock He was 45, 66 years old when he died	as Un soldat brûlé
Louis Viret He was 47, 56 years old when he died	as Le chauffeur du lieutenant
Marie-France Boyer She was 26, now 86 years old	as Jacqueline
François Guérin He was 37, 75 years old when he died	as Le lieutenant pressé
Julien Verdier He was 54, 89 years old when he died	as L'infirmier
Robert Bazil He was 11, now 71 years old	as Un soldat
Kenneth Haigh He was 33, 86 years old when he died	as Atkins
Jean-Pierre Marielle He was 32, 87 years old when he died	as Pierson
Eric Sinclair He was 10, 50 years old when he died
Michel Barbey He was 37, now 97 years old	as Dr. Claude Cirilli
Pierre Collet He was 50, 63 years old when he died	as Le capitaine Français
Jean-Paul Roussillon He was 33, 78 years old when he died	as le gouape
Paul Pavel He was 44, 91 years old when he died
Bernard Musson He was 39, 85 years old when he died	as Un croque-mort
Robert Rollis He was 43, 86 years old when he died	as Le soldat à bicyclette
Marie-France Mignal She was 24, now 84 years old	as Antoinette
Maurice Auzel He was 32, 62 years old when he died	as Le soldat dans l'abri
Pierre Mondy He was 39, 87 years old when he died	as Dhéry
Christian Melsen	as 1st German Parachutist
Gérard Darrieu He was 39, 79 years old when he died	as Un lieutenant
Ronald Howard (British actor) was 46, 78 years old when died	as le capitaine Robinson

Weekend at Dunkirk Crew

Name	Department
Henri Decaë as Director of Photography. He was 49 (71) years old when He died	Camera
Maurice Jarre as Original Music Composer. He was 40 (84) years old when He died	Sound
Raymond Hakim as Producer. He was 55 (70) years old when He died	Production
Robert Hakim as Producer. He was 56 (84) years old when He died	Production
Robert Clavel as Production Design. He was 52 (78) years old when He died	Art
Claude Durand as Editor. He was 26 (76) years old when He died	Editing
Ralph Baum as Production Manager. He was 56 (78) years old when He died	Production
Jean Zay as Costume Design. He was 60 (39) years old when He died	Costume & Make-Up
Léon Zay as Costume Design.	Costume & Make-Up
François Boyer as Adaptation. He was 44 (82) years old when He died	Writing
Robert Merle as Novel. He was 56 (95) years old when He died	Writing
Robert Merle as Dialogue. He was 56 (95) years old when He died	Writing

Weekend at Dunkirk (60 years)

Only once before, in The Longest Day, has a motion picture achieved such greatness !

Release day: Friday, December 18, 1964
Runtime: 119 minutes