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Dunkirk (1958)
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Dunkirk is a 1958 British war film directed by Leslie Norman and was based on two novels: Elleston Trevor's The Big Pick-Up and Lt. Col. Ewan Hunter and Maj. J. S. Bradford's Dunkirk. The movie tells the events of the evacuation of surrounded British and French troops from Dunkirk in 1940 (Operation Dynamo). As her officer dies, Corporal "Tubby" Binns has the task of bringing his fighting men out of France and into Britain. Meanwhile, the British civilian population including Charles Foreman and John Holden crossing the English Channel by boat will be included in Operation Dynamo to rescue English and French soldiers on the beaches of Dunkirk from the advancing German Wehrmacht. Director Christopher Nolan would also tell the story of Operation Dynamo in the similarly named 2017 film.
The following weapons were used in the film Dunkirk:
Revolvers
Webley Mk. VI
British soldiers and MPs are seen with holstered Webley Mk VI revolvers. An English soldier is later seen firing a Webley at incoming Germans.
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III*
The Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* is the correct rifle for the British Expeditionary Force in 1940 including Cpl. Binns (John Mills) and his platoon members Pvt. Mike (Robert Urquhart), Pvt. Bellman (Meredith Edwards), Pvt. Harper (Roland Curram) and Pvt. Balow (Ray Jackson). The matching Pattern 1907 sword bayonets are seen holstered.
"Dead stupid. Don't understand their own language."
Cpl. Binns carries his SMLE on his shoulder while he encounters French refugees.
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III
Some early Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifles with magazine cutoffs are also used by British soldiers.
Karabiner 98k
German soldiers use Karabiner 98k with Lange Visier rear sights from Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifles like in Richard Attenborough's 1977 World War II film A Bridge Too Far.
MAS-36
When Cpl. Binns' platoon has arrived at Dunkirk French soldiers can be seen with MAS-36 rifles.
Submachine Guns
MP40
Some MP40s are carried and fired by German soldiers.
Machine Guns
Bren Mk. I
Several Bren Mk1s are used by British soldiers including Pvt. Miles (Ronald Hines). Pvt. Harper is seen carrying his Bren while withdrawing.
MG 34
German soldiers place a MG34 on a bridge.
Vickers Mk. I
A Vickers is seen in a defensive position. The gun is not actually fired; the cartridges are still in the belt coming out of the gun.
Lewis Gun
A Lewis Gun is seen in a British position and later a troopship is also armed with one of it. During the newsreel at the beginning, two Lewis Mk II Aircraft MG equipped with 97-round magazines are seen mounted in an AA position.
Shotguns
Blunderbuss
Two Blunderbuss flintlock shotguns are seen hanging in a pub in England.
Double Barreled Shotgun
Two different types of 12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun also hanging on a wall in the same pub.
Handgrenades
Mills Bomb
Mills Bombs are rarely seen in the movie.
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
A Model 24 Stielhandgranate is thrown by a German soldier.
Other
Ordnance QF 25-pounder
British soldiers under the command of Battery Sergeant Major (Warwick Ashton) use Ordnance QF 25-pounder Howitzes.
QF 8" Howitzer Mk. VIII
A QF 8" Howitzer Mk.VIII Howitzer is briefly seen used by British soldiers.
Bofors 40mm
Two Bofors 40mm AA guns are seen used by British soldiers.
