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.
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The film's tagline is: "Only once before, in The Longest Day, has a motion picture achieved such greatness !"
The original title is "Week-end à Zuydcoote" (FR).
The runtime is 119 minutes (1h 59m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: German, French, English.
It was a co-production between: France, Italy.
The film was directed by Henri Verneuil.
The score was composed by Maurice Jarre.
Cinematography was handled by Henri Decaë.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0058740.
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Week-end à Zuydcoote
Released
NR
Deutsch, Français, English
France, Italy
