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.
Jean-Paul Belmondo
as Julien Maillat
Catherine Spaak
as Jeanne
Georges Géret
as Pinot
Jean-Pierre Marielle
as Pierson
François Périer
as Alexandre
Pierre Mondy
as Dhéry
Ronald Howard
as le capitaine Robinson
Dominique Zardi
as le caporal-chef réceptionniste
Marie Dubois
as Hélène, la femme d'Atkins
Christian Barbier
as Paul
Jean-Paul Roussillon
as le gouape
Paul Préboist
as le soldat qui boit
