Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play What happened at Dunkirk in May 1940 must rank as the greatest maritime evacuation in history A race against time to save the Allied army trapped in France that is as much defined by its audacity as it is by its miraculous nature The greatest escape? Told from the perspective of the decision makers & the soldiers on the ground this series follows the dramatic events from the 25th May 1940 to the early hours of 4th June As British & French troops were forced back into an ever-decreasing pocket of land by the relentless onslaught of the Germans the British Navy launched a momentous effort to save them at short notice & with very slender means Actors Benedict Cumberbatch Format PALLanguage English Subtitles English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1