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World War Ii | Evacuation
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The last words uttered on-screen by the dying soldier played by Meredith Edwards are in the Welsh language, although they are barely audible. The lines were written in English originally, but Edwards argued that a Welshman who knew he was dying would want his last words to be in his native tongue. The director agreed, and Edwards spoke in Welsh.
When the troop ship taking the platoon home is bombed and sunk in Dunkirk harbor, the scene of the ship sinking is taken from The Cruel Sea (1953), which depicts the sinking of H.M.S. "Compass Rose".
Strand Quay, on the west side of the town of Rye, was used for the Dunkirk perimeter. In one shot, the top of St. Mary's Parish Church may be spotted, and in another, we get a glimpse of the famous Mermaid Street in the background.
The term "U-S" means 'un-serviceable' and is a British Army term.
The command center used by Vice Admiral Ramsey (Nicholas Hannen) was the actual bunker used during the operation. It's part of a large underground complex beneath Dover Castle. It's open to the public. The balcony in the cliffs is visible from the ferry terminal below.
"Merchant Seaman: It may be a phoney war to you, but it's not to all the blokes at sea. Never has been."
"Soldier on beach:: I don't want to die. Another soldier on beach: You might have to. Soldier on beach:: I don't want to die. Another soldier on beach: Shut up! You might bloody have to."
