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* StuntCasting: Subverted. It was believed that this was the case with Harry Styles, but then Christopher Nolan revealed in an interview he had no idea who Styles was and cast him on the strength of his audition.

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* ActorAllusion: Nolan regular Creator/MichaelCaine is heard giving orders on the radio early on, in reference to his role in ''Film/TheBattleOfBritain''.

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Nolan regular Creator/MichaelCaine is heard giving orders on the radio early on, in reference to his role in ''Film/TheBattleOfBritain''.''Film/TheBattleOfBritain''.
** Creator/TomHardy [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises once]] [[Film/MadMaxFuryRoad again]] has the lower half of his face covered for a good amount of screen time. This was very much deliberate by Nolan, who wanted to see just how much of his face could be covered before his performance started suffering.
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* Nolan regular Creator/MichaelCaine is heard giving orders on the radio early on, in reference to his role in ''Film/TheBattleOfBritain''.

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* ActorAllusion: Nolan regular Creator/MichaelCaine is heard giving orders on the radio early on, in reference to his role in ''Film/TheBattleOfBritain''.
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** A bit of a variation of this occurs with the English Harry Styles portraying a Scottish soldier.
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* Nolan regular Creator/MichaelCaine is heard giving orders on the radio early on, in reference to his role in ''Film/TheBattleOfBritain''.
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* ThoseTwoActors: In addition to the Creator/ChristopherNolan films they've worked on, Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy both starred in ''Series/PeakyBlinders'' together.

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* ThoseTwoActors: In addition to the Creator/ChristopherNolan Nolan films they've worked on, Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy both starred in ''Series/PeakyBlinders'' together.
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* DoingItForTheArt: In true Nolan tradition, he chose to shoot entirely in film rather than digital, going so far as to shoot entirely in 70mm film. He also opted to go for real naval destroyers for the battle scenes (rather than CGI).

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* DoingItForTheArt: In true Nolan tradition, he chose to shoot entirely in film rather than digital, going so far as to shoot entirely in 70mm film. [[note]]His previous films used 35mm film in some capacity.[[/note]] He also opted to go for real naval destroyers for the battle scenes (rather than CGI).
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* DoingItForTheArt: In true Nolan tradition, he chose to shoot in film rather than digital - as well as go for real naval destroyers for the battle scenes (rather than CGI).

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* DoingItForTheArt: In true Nolan tradition, he chose to shoot entirely in film rather than digital - digital, going so far as well as to shoot entirely in 70mm film. He also opted to go for real naval destroyers for the battle scenes (rather than CGI).
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** This marks Lee Smith's seventh time as an editor & Nathan Crowley's eighth time as a production designer on Christopher Nolan's films.

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** This marks Lee Smith's the seventh time for both Lee Smith as an editor & Nathan Crowley's eighth time Crowley as a production designer on Christopher Nolan's films.
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** This marks Lee Smith's seventh time as an editor on Christopher Nolan's films.

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** This marks Lee Smith's seventh time as an editor & Nathan Crowley's eighth time as a production designer on Christopher Nolan's films.
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** Cillian Murphy is Irish doing an English accent.

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** Cillian Murphy Creator/CillianMurphy is Irish doing an English accent.



** Christopher Nolan has worked with Creator/CillianMurphy and Creator/TomHardy in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' and ''Film/{{Inception}}''. It is, however, his first film since ''Insomnia'' not to feature Creator/MichaelCaine onscreen[[note]]he does have a voice cameo however[[/note]]. Nolan's uncle John also played in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'', and has a cameo in ''Dunkirk'' as the blind old man who welcomes and congratulates British soldiers after they make it home.
** Creator/HansZimmer does the music for the film, making this his sixth collaboration with Nolan.

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** Christopher Nolan Creator/ChristopherNolan has worked with Creator/CillianMurphy and Creator/TomHardy in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' and ''Film/{{Inception}}''. It is, however, his first film since ''Insomnia'' not to feature Creator/MichaelCaine onscreen[[note]]he does have a voice cameo however[[/note]]. Nolan's uncle John also played in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'', and has a cameo in ''Dunkirk'' as the blind old man who welcomes and congratulates British soldiers after they make it home.
** Creator/HansZimmer Music/HansZimmer does the music for the film, making this his sixth collaboration with Nolan.



* ThoseTwoActors: In addition to the Christopher Nolan films they've worked on, Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy both starred in ''Series/PeakyBlinders'' together.

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* ThoseTwoActors: In addition to the Christopher Nolan Creator/ChristopherNolan films they've worked on, Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy both starred in ''Series/PeakyBlinders'' together.
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** Christopher Nolan has worked with Creator/CillianMurphy and Creator/TomHardy in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' and ''Film/{{Inception}}''. It is, however, his first film since ''Insomnia'' not to feature Creator/MichaelCaine onscreen[[note]]he does have a voice cameo however[[/note]]. Nolan's uncle [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0634297/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t43 John]] also played in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'', and has a cameo in ''Dunkirk'' as the blind old man who welcomes and congratulates British soldiers after they make it home.

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** Christopher Nolan has worked with Creator/CillianMurphy and Creator/TomHardy in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' and ''Film/{{Inception}}''. It is, however, his first film since ''Insomnia'' not to feature Creator/MichaelCaine onscreen[[note]]he does have a voice cameo however[[/note]]. Nolan's uncle [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0634297/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t43 John]] John also played in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'', and has a cameo in ''Dunkirk'' as the blind old man who welcomes and congratulates British soldiers after they make it home.
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** Christopher Nolan has worked with Creator/CillianMurphy and Creator/TomHardy in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' and ''Film/{{Inception}}''. It is, however, his first film since ''Insomnia'' not to feature Creator/MichaelCaine onscreen[[note]]he does have a voice cameo however[[/note]]. Nolan's uncle John also played in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'', and has a cameo in ''Dunkirk'' as the blind old man who welcomes and congratulates British soldiers after they make it home.

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** Christopher Nolan has worked with Creator/CillianMurphy and Creator/TomHardy in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' and ''Film/{{Inception}}''. It is, however, his first film since ''Insomnia'' not to feature Creator/MichaelCaine onscreen[[note]]he does have a voice cameo however[[/note]]. Nolan's uncle John [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0634297/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t43 John]] also played in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'', and has a cameo in ''Dunkirk'' as the blind old man who welcomes and congratulates British soldiers after they make it home.
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** Christopher Nolan has worked with Creator/CillianMurphy and Creator/TomHardy in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' and ''Film/{{Inception}}''. It is, however, his first film since ''Insomnia'' not to feature Creator/MichaelCaine onscreen[[note]]he does have a voice cameo however[[/note]].

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** Christopher Nolan has worked with Creator/CillianMurphy and Creator/TomHardy in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' and ''Film/{{Inception}}''. It is, however, his first film since ''Insomnia'' not to feature Creator/MichaelCaine onscreen[[note]]he does have a voice cameo however[[/note]]. Nolan's uncle John also played in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'', and has a cameo in ''Dunkirk'' as the blind old man who welcomes and congratulates British soldiers after they make it home.

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* FakeNationality:
** [[spoiler:Welsh actor Aneurin Barnard plays Gibson, a French soldier disguised as a British one.]]

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FakeNationality: [[spoiler:Welsh actor Aneurin Barnard plays Gibson, a French soldier disguised as a British one.]]
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** [[spoiler:Welsh actor Aneurin Barnard plays Gibson, a French soldier disguised as a British one.]]
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** Ditto for Barry Keoghan.

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** Ditto for with Barry Keoghan.
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* StarMakingRole: Possibly for newcomer Fionn Whitehead. Harry Styles is already known since he's one of Music/OneDirection's members, but ''Dunkirk'' is his first acting role (Nolan insists he had ''no idea'' who Styles was and cast him purely on the strength of his audition).

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* StarMakingRole: Possibly for newcomer Fionn Whitehead. Harry Styles is already known since he's one of Music/OneDirection's members, but ''Dunkirk'' is his first acting role (Nolan insists (Christopher Nolan insisted he had ''no idea'' who Styles was and cast him purely on the strength of his audition).
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** Ditto Barry Keoghan.

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** Ditto for Barry Keoghan.

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* FakeBrit: Cillian Murphy is Irish doing an English accent.

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Cillian Murphy is Irish doing an English accent.accent.
** Ditto Barry Keoghan.
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* DawsonCasting: George is 17, and the actor who plays him, Barry Keoghan, is in his mid-20s.



* ThoseTwoActors: In addition to the Christopher Nolan films they've worked on, Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy both starred in ''Series/PeakyBlinders'' together.

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* ThoseTwoActors: In addition to the Christopher Nolan films they've worked on, Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy both starred in ''Series/PeakyBlinders'' together.together.
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** Christopher Nolan has worked with Creator/CillianMurphy and Creator/TomHardy in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' and ''Film/{{Inception}}''. It is, however, his first film since ''Insomnia'' not to feature Creator/MichaelCaine.

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** Christopher Nolan has worked with Creator/CillianMurphy and Creator/TomHardy in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' and ''Film/{{Inception}}''. It is, however, his first film since ''Insomnia'' not to feature Creator/MichaelCaine.Creator/MichaelCaine onscreen[[note]]he does have a voice cameo however[[/note]].
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Some parts of the Netherlands doubled for Dunkirk.

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* CaliforniaDoubling: Some parts of the Netherlands doubled for Dunkirk.Dunkirk, while the real town of Dunkirk, notably the beach scenes, appear playing as itself.
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** This marks Lee Smith's seventh time as an editor on Christopher Nolan's films.

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* ProductionPosse: Christopher Nolan has worked with Creator/CillianMurphy and Creator/TomHardy in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' and ''Film/{{Inception}}''. It is, however, his first film since ''Insomnia'' not to feature Creator/MichaelCaine.

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Christopher Nolan has worked with Creator/CillianMurphy and Creator/TomHardy in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' and ''Film/{{Inception}}''. It is, however, his first film since ''Insomnia'' not to feature Creator/MichaelCaine.Creator/MichaelCaine.
** Creator/HansZimmer does the music for the film, making this his sixth collaboration with Nolan.
** Hoyte van Hoytema returns as the cinematographer, having previously worked with Nolan on ''Film/{{Interstellar}}''.

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* StarMakingRole: Possibly for newcomer Fionn Whitehead. Harry Styles is already known since he's one of Music/OneDirection's members, but ''Dunkirk'' is his first acting role.

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* StarMakingRole: Possibly for newcomer Fionn Whitehead. Harry Styles is already known since he's one of Music/OneDirection's members, but ''Dunkirk'' is his first acting role.role (Nolan insists he had ''no idea'' who Styles was and cast him purely on the strength of his audition).
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* ProductionPosse: Christopher Nolan has worked with Creator/CillianMurphy and Creator/TomHardy in ''Film/TheDarkKnight Saga'' and ''{{Film/Inception}}''. It is however his first film since ''Insomnia'' not to feature Creator/MichaelCaine.

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* ProductionPosse: Christopher Nolan has worked with Creator/CillianMurphy and Creator/TomHardy in ''Film/TheDarkKnight Saga'' ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' and ''{{Film/Inception}}''. ''Film/{{Inception}}''. It is however is, however, his first film since ''Insomnia'' not to feature Creator/MichaelCaine.
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* StarMakingRole: Possibly for newcomer Fionn Whitehead and Harry Styles.

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* StarMakingRole: Possibly for newcomer Fionn Whitehead and Whitehead. Harry Styles.Styles is already known since he's one of Music/OneDirection's members, but ''Dunkirk'' is his first acting role.
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* StarMakingRole: Possibly for newcomer Fionn Whitehead and Harry Styles.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Some parts of the Netherlands doubled for Dunkirk.
* DoingItForTheArt: In true Nolan tradition, he chose to shoot in film rather than digital - as well as go for real naval destroyers for the battle scenes (rather than CGI).
* DyeingForYourArt: Much publicity came from the fact that Harry Styles cut his long curly hair completely short for the role.
* FakeBrit: Cillian Murphy is Irish doing an English accent.
* ProductionPosse: Christopher Nolan has worked with Creator/CillianMurphy and Creator/TomHardy in ''Film/TheDarkKnight Saga'' and ''{{Film/Inception}}''. It is however his first film since ''Insomnia'' not to feature Creator/MichaelCaine.
* ThoseTwoActors: In addition to the Christopher Nolan films they've worked on, Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy both starred in ''Series/PeakyBlinders'' together.

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