
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.
Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo
Julien Maillat

Catherine Spaak
Jeanne

Georges Géret
Pinot

Jean-Pierre Marielle
Pierson

François Périer
Alexandre

Pierre Mondy
Dhéry

Ronald Howard
le capitaine Robinson

Dominique Zardi
le caporal-chef réceptionniste

Marie Dubois
Hélène, la femme d'Atkins

Christian Barbier
Paul

Jean-Paul Roussillon
le gouape

Paul Préboist
le soldat qui boit

Pierre Vernier
un croque-mort

François Guérin
Le lieutenant pressé

Kenneth Haigh
Atkins

Albert Rémy
Virrel

Nigel Stock
Un soldat brûlé

Alan Adair
Unknown

Robert Bazil
Un soldat

Charles Bouillaud
Le rouspéteur

Gérard Darrieu
Un lieutenant
Robert Deslandes
Unknown
Colin Mann
Unknown
Christian Melsen
1st German Parachutist

Michel Barbey
Dr. Claude Cirilli

Marie-France Boyer
Jacqueline

Pierre Collet
Le capitaine Français

Raoul Delfosse
Le soldat annonçant la mort d'Alexandre / Infantryman
Jean-Claude Dubois
Unknown

Bob Lerick
Unknown

Bernard Musson
Un croque-mort

Donald O'Brien
L'officier anglais

Paul Pavel
Unknown

Robert Rollis
Le soldat à bicyclette
Rolph Spath
Un parachutiste allemand / 2nd German Parachutist

Julien Verdier
L'infirmier

Marie-France Mignal
Antoinette
Anthony Stuart
Unknown
Robert Napier
Unknown
René Penetra
Unknown

Eric Sinclair
Unknown

Louis Viret
Le chauffeur du lieutenant

Jacques Ferrière
Unknown

Maurice Auzel
Le soldat dans l'abri
Crew

Henri Verneuil
Director
François Boyer
Adaptation

Robert Merle
Novel, Dialogue

Claude Durand
Editor

Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Pierre Cavassilas
Assistant Director
Raymond Hakim
Producer

Robert Hakim
Producer
Robert Clavel
Production Design
Jean Zay
Costume Design
Léon Zay
Costume Design

Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Pierre Charron
Set Decoration
Ralph Baum
Production Manager
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