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.

• Paris-Film Production
• Interopa Film
• Jean-Paul Belmondo
• Catherine Spaak
• Georges Géret
• Jean-Pierre Marielle
• François Périer
• Pierre Mondy
• Ronald Howard
• Dominique Zardi