Overview
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.
Cast
- John Mills as Cpl Tubby Binns
- Richard Attenborough as John Holden
- Bernard Lee as Charles Foreman
- Robert Urquhart as Mike
- Ray Jackson as Barlow
- Ronald Hines as Private Miles
- Sean Barrett as Frankie
- Roland Curram as Harper
- Meredith Edwards as Dave Bellman
- Michael Bates as Froome