In May 1940, the Allies faced a dire scenario.
Over the course of eight days, the vast majority of troops were rescued.
Thats about to change.
Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon
It felt very important to me, especially for Fionns part, to find somebody very new.
Nolans search was extensive and involved several rounds of auditions.
Eventually, he found Whitehead, an actor with onlyHim, a three-part ITV miniseries, to his credits.
I felt so guilty, Whitehead says.
Everyone was commiserating with me.
Never mind, mate.
Youll get the next one, aye?
Not to worry.'
It was hard work, but I really enjoyed it.
Whats life without a bit of a challenge?
Dunkirkarrives in theaters July 21.
See a new photo from the film above, and its trailer below.
