Capital Public Radio

'Dunkirk' Battle Is A Point Of Pride In Britain Today

The Battle of Dunkirk was a spectacular defeat for the British, yet the retreat is a point of pride in Britain today. Robert Siegel speaks with historian Andrew Roberts, about the movie Dunkirk. The ...
The National Interest

Death at Dunkirk: One Battle Almost Cost Britain 200,000 Men

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Despite the pounding the BEF took in France, a handful of divisions conquered Italian East Africa and routed Italy’s North African armies. Churchill even dispatched ...
Reuters

Nolan's 'Dunkirk' builds suspense of war without the gore

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - For the filmmaker who re-imagined Batman as "The Dark Knight" and explored deep space in "Interstellar," the story of British troops trapped on a French beach during World War ...
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Christopher Nolan Used Groundbreaking IMAX Technology in His WWII Masterpiece 'Dunkirk'

Jack is a filmmaker, screenwriter, and novelist with a passion for the entertainment industry. After graduating from film school, he devotes most of his free time to directing short films or writing ...
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8 Years Later, Christopher Nolan’s $533 Million WWII Film He Called an “Intimate Epic” Is Still a Global Streaming Hit

Christopher Nolan is in the middle of filming his next movie, The Odyssey, which recently unveiled its first poster and teaser, but one of his war movies from a different era has found sustained ...
The National Interest

World War II: How Hitler Blew It at Dunkirk (And Lost the War?)

Here’s What You Need to Know: Germany dithered, and the British got away. War movies tend to depict the battles a nation wins—not the ones it loses. So with a blockbuster Hollywood movie on Dunkirk ...