Week-end à Zuydcoote (1964)

Week-end à Zuydcoote (1964, FRA) C-123m. SCOPE ** D: Henri Verneuil. Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Spaak, Georges Géret, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Pierre Mondy, Marie Dubois, Francois Périer, Albert Rémy, Paul Préboist, Dominique Zardi. Based on Robert Merle's novel, this war film is set in 1940 near the coastal town of Dunkirk (Zuydcoote), which was strategically important in WW2. A group of French soldiers find themselves in the midst of turmoil, as the Germans attack relentlessly. Misfired drama puts main character Belmondo in pointlessly trivial situations - with even more trivial dialogue. Big-budget but empty. Real star here is Henri Decae's impressive cinematography. Score by Maurice Jarre. English title: WEEKEND AT DUNKIRK.


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