| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Documentary television programs. lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD; Region 1; widescreen; Dolby digital. |
| Language |
Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Cast |
Benedict Cumberbatch, Simon Russell Beale. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Timothy Dalton, |
| Summary |
Explores the audacious bid to rescue over 400,000 troops from the British Expeditionary Force besieged on the beaches at Dunkirk, which ranks as one of the greatest maritime evacuations in history. Combines contemporary footage and reenactments to tell the story in 3 episodes. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Contents |
1. Retreat -- 2. Evacuation -- 3. Survival. |
| Subject |
Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940 -- Personal narratives -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- Videodiscs.
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Dunkerque (France) -- Videodiscs.
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945 -- Videodiscs. |
| Genre |
Historical drama.
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Historical reenactments (Television programs)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Holmes, Alex, film director.
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Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976- actor.
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Beale, Simon Russell, actor.
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Dalton, Timothy, 1944- narrator.
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British Broadcasting Corporation, publisher.
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| Standard No. |
883929591480 |
| Music No. |
1000645240 BBC |
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