Behind the Line: Escape to Dunkirk

Behind the Line: Escape to Dunkirk

87 mins | War | Aug. 20, 2020

Occupied France, 1940. A Nazi Commander discovers one of his prisoners, Danny is a champion boxer. He forces him to fight for his company's entertainment. But the POWs realise they can use these contests, as cover for an audacious breakout, before they re sent to Germany, where escape will be almost impossible. Their fate and freedom may all come down to how long Danny can keep fighting.

Behind the Line: Escape to Dunkirk

87 mins | War | Aug. 20, 2020

Behind the Line: Escape to Dunkirk
Occupied France, 1940. A Nazi Commander discovers one of his prisoners, Danny is a champion boxer. He forces him to fight for his company's entertainment. But the POWs realise they can use these contests, as cover for an audacious breakout, before they re sent to Germany, where escape will be almost impossible. Their fate and freedom may all come down to how long Danny can keep fighting.
IMDb rating 4.7
Producers Picture Perfect
Original title Behind the Line: Escape to Dunkirk
Directors Toby Kearton, Ben Mole
Writers Ben Mole

Cast

Sam Gittins

as Danny Finnegan

Joe Egan

as Maximus Sennenhund

Jennifer Martin

as Chantalle

Tim Berrington

as Hauptsturmführer Drexler

Joel Phillimore

as Tim Harper

Ryan Winsley

as Archie Bennett

Toby Kearton

as British Soldier

Antonio Bustorff

as Zaid Abounouom

Sam Newman

as Obersturmbannführer Lang

Jake J. Meniani

as Maurice Durant

James Haynes

as Billy Smythe

Chris Simmons

as Sergeant

Sammy Measom

as Chiltern

Geir Madland

as Farmer

Adam Braddock

as Sturmmann Halle

Guy Faulkner

as Harry Barwick

Charlie Hiett

as Jamie Williams

Michael Elkin

as Sergeant Richard Holmes

Patrick Capaloff-Fowler

as Rottenführer Bartho Kraus

Leo Wherrett

as Referee