11 Dunkirk Movie Quotes and Trivia That You Really Need to Know

We’ve dug up 11 amazing Dunkirk movie quotes and trivia tidbits that you need to know! Check them out before the epic war movie hits theaters this summer!

Dunkirk is a war movie that is due to hit theaters on July 21, 2017. It tells the story of Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, Canada, and France surrounded by enemy forces in a fierce battle as they awaited evacuation. The battle happened in 1940, about eight months after World War II started. Check out the trailer, then read on for some cool trivia and Dunkirk movie quotes.

Dunkirk Movie Trivia

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1- The movie director of Dunkirk is Christopher Nolan, who has directed several other hit movies including:

• 2000- psychological thriller- Memento
• 2002- psychological thriller- Insomnia
• 2005- fantasy, crime, superhero- Batman Begins
• 2006- mystery thriller- The Prestige
• 2008- fantasy, crime, superhero- The Dark Knight
• 2010- sci-fi, action, adventure- Inception
• 2012- fantasy, crime, superhero- The Dark Knight Rises
• 2014- sci-fi, adventure, drama- Interstellar

2-Director Christopher Nolan also write the 112-page screenplay for Dunkirk. He took inspiration from 11 different movies that include:

• 1924- silent drama thriller- Greed
• 1927- silent romantic drama- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
• 1930- epic pre-code war- All Quiet on the Western Front
• 1940- spy thriller- Foreign Correspondent
• 1953- French-Italian drama- The Wages of Fear
• 1966- Italian-Algerian historical war- The Battle of Algiers
• 1970- epic romantic drama- Ryan’s Daughter
• 1979- sci-fi horror- Alien
• 1981- British historical drama- Chariots of Fire
• 1994- action thriller- Speed
• 2010- disaster thriller- Unstoppable

3-Dunkirk is the 5^th movie that director, Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy have worked on together. The other 4 movies (directed by Nolan) were:

• 2005- Batman Begins- Murphy played the role of Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow
• 2008- The Dark Night- Murphy played the role of Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow
• 2010- Inception- Murphy played the role of Robert Fischer
• 2012- The Dark Knight Rises- Murphy played the role of Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow

4-Tom Hardy, who plays the role of Farrier and Mark Rylance, who plays the role of Dawcett, were both nominated for Best Supporting Actor Award at the 2016 Academy Awards, which Rylance ultimately won the award. Hardy was nominated for his 2015 role in The Revenant as John Fitzgerald and Rylance was nominated for his 2015 role in Bridge of Spies as Rudolf Abel.

5-Dunkirk will be Tom Hardy’s 3^rd role in a World War II project. He starred in the 2001 war drama miniseries, Band of Brothers as Private John Janovec and in the 2005 war drama miniseries, Colditz as 2^nd Lieutenant Jack Rose.

6-Dunkirk will also be Kenneth Branagh’s 3^rd role in a World War II movie. He starred in the 2001 television history drama movie, Conspiracy as Reinhard Heydrich and in the 2008 historical thriller movie, Valkyrie as Major General Henning von Tresckow.

Dunkirk Movie Quotes

I literally spent 4 ½ hours researching quotes for this movie because the director, Christopher Nolan, is a pro at kept details about his movies top secret. Here’s what I found!

7-Commander Bolton, as a voiceover, in the opening of the movie trailer:

Bolton- “What has happened is a colossal military disaster. We shall go on to the end. We shall never surrender.”

Commander Bolton is part of the British Royal Navy, pier master of the East Mole in Dunkirk Harbor and is played by actor Kenneth Branagh. The quote is part of Winston Churchill’s historic speech, titled We Shall Fight on the Beaches. Winston Churchill, who was the UK Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955, gave the speech to the UK’s Parliament House of Commons on June 4, 1940.

8-Conversation between Lieutenant Colonel Winnant and George:

Winnant- “The call went out. We have to go to Dunkirk. Ready on the stern line.”

George- “What are you doing? You know where we’re going.”

Winnant- “Into war, George.”

George- “I’ll be useful, sir.”

Lieutenant Colonel Winnant is part of the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) and played by actor James D’Arcy. George is a crew member on the fictional Little Ship, Moonstone and played by actor Barry Keoghan.

9-Conversation between Collins and Farrier, as a fighter plane chases them:

Collins- “He’s on me.”

Farrier- “I’m on him.”

Collins is a fighter pilot with the Royal Air Force, flying a Supermarine Spitfire and played by actor Jack Lowden. Farrier, also a fighter pilot with the Royal Air Force, is played by actor Tom Hardy.

10-Conversation between a BEF (British Expeditionary Force) Officer and Dawcett:

Officer- “Where are we going?”

Dawcett- “Dunkirk.”

Officer- “I’m not going back. If we go there, we’ll all die. You’re weekend sailors- not the bloody Navy. You should be at home.”

Dawcett- “There’s no hiding from this, son. We have a job to do.”

Officer- “Turn it around!”

The BEF Officer, who was rescued at sea, is played by actor Cillian Murphy. Dawcett, an English civilian on the Moonstone, wants to help get soldiers off the Dunkirk beaches. Dawcett is played by actor Mark Rylance.

11-Commander Bolton, as a voiceover, in the closing of the movie trailer:

Bolton- “We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall never surrender.”

If you love history or war movies, this is definitely one to watch! Remember, Dunkirk opens everywhere on July 21st! Grab your tickets on Fandango ahead of time to skip the lines!