Dunkirk (2017) – Filming Locations
War / Action / Drama · Directed by Christopher Nolan · Starring Fionn Whitehead
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
Where was Dunkirk filmed?
- Dunkirk, France, Dunkirk – The main evacuation sequences with soldiers on the beach waiting for rescue. The actual Dunkirk beaches where the historical evacuation occurred served as the primary filming location for the beach sequences
- Weymouth, United Kingdom, Weymouth – Additional beach sequences and soldier evacuation scenes. Used as a secondary beach location to replicate the Dunkirk evacuation with practical filming of large-scale crowd scenes
- Swanage, United Kingdom, Swanage – Beach evacuation and soldier sequences. Dorset coastline used for practical effects-heavy beach sequences involving hundreds of extras and period-accurate military equipment
- Portland, United Kingdom, Portland – Naval sequences and harbor scenes. The working naval harbor provided authentic maritime settings for the film's naval sequences and destroyer scenes
- Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, Oxfordshire – Fighter pilot sequences and RAF base scenes. Historic RAF airfield used for filming the Spitfire pilot scenes and aerial combat preparation sequences