Operácia Dynamo bola hromadnou evakuáciou približne 400 tisíc Nemcami obkľúčených spojeneckých - britských, francúzskych a belgických - vojakov z pláží a prístavu francúzskeho mesta Dunkerque. Prebehla medzi 27. májom a 3. júnom roku 1940.
Príliš bujná fantázia dvanásťročnej Briony Tallisovej odštartuje tragický príbeh, ktorý nenapraviteľne zmení osudy troch ľudí. Vinou vlastnej nezrelosti a série nedorozumení obviní mladého záhradníka Robbieho Turnera zo znásilnenia neplnoletej sesternice. Nadaný chlapec, ktorý mal pôvodne namierené na lekársku fakultu, končí vo väzení. Toto obvinenie ale ničí život aj jej sestre Cecílii , ktorá Robbieho bezhlavo milovala. Keď si potom už o niečo staršia Briony uvedomí, čo spôsobila, je už neskoro. Cecília zavrhla celú rodinu na čele s ňou a odsťahovala sa do Londýna, kde sa živí ako zdravotná sestra. Robbie výmenou za skrátenie trestu narukoval do armády a vo Francúzsku sa snaží zastaviť postupujúcich Nemcov. Briony na ceste za vykúpením nastúpi do ošetrovateľského kurzu a vďaka utrpeniu, ktoré dennodenne okolo seba vidí, konečne dospieva.
Gary Oldman ako Winston Churchill v príbehu o mužovi, ktorý sa nevzdal, aj keď okolnosti stáli proti nemu. V roku 1940 sa blížila nemecká invázia do Anglicka a britský premiér sa mal dohovoriť na podmienkach prímeria. Namiesto toho svojou slávnou rečou vyburcoval národ k boju.
Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.
A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilians are being dragged into the war with Operation Dynamo, the scheme to get the French and British forces back from the Dunkirk beaches. Some come forward to help, others were less willing.
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.
A band of soldiers tasked with staying behind during the Battle of Dunkirk to rescue a scientist with information that could turn the tide of the war must battle their way through dangerous Nazi territory to complete their mission.
The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship's first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.
Occupied France, 1940. A Nazi Commander discovers one of his prisoners, Danny is a champion boxer. He forces him to fight for his company's entertainment. But the POWs realise they can use these contests, as cover for an audacious breakout, before they re sent to Germany, where escape will be almost impossible. Their fate and freedom may all come down to how long Danny can keep fighting.
Two soldiers are thrown together and make their way through German-occupied Dunkirk. After several agonising close calls they make it within sight of safety. A split second decision gives only one of them a chance at survival.
Set in working class Newcastle, the Stott family fight their private battles against the backdrop of the conflict of World War II. Helen Stott, over thirty and with a limp, is resigned to being left on the shelf until she meets and falls in love with Norman, a serviceman from London. In contrast, her younger sister Joyce has quite a way with men, and finds herself a little too popular with the troops, especially when her husband pops up on leave from his regiment.
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation, Dan Snow tells the story of the 'little ships' which made the perilous cross-channel voyage, as 50 of them return to France.
At just before 7PM on May 26, 1940 Prime Minister Winston Churchill authorized ‘Operation Dynamo' to commence. By the time the operation came to an end on the night of June 4th, a total of 338,226 Belgian, French and British soldiers had been rescued by a hastily assembled fleet of over 800 boats. With rare historical archival footage from both the German and British sides, this is the real story.