The movie that beat Saving Private Ryan to be named UK’s favourite WWII film
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The UK’s favourite WWII film has been revealed (and it’s not Saving Private Ryan)
- Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk has been voted the UK's favorite World War II Film in a poll conducted by Deltapoll for the War Movie Theatre podcast.
- Dunkirk topped other classics such as Saving Private Ryan, The Great Escape, The Dam Busters, and Battle of Britain.
- The 2017 Film starring Harry Styles, Cillian Murphy, and Barry Keoghan depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of 1940.
- Saving Private Ryan came in second, followed by The Great Escape, The Dam Busters, and Battle of Britain rounding out the top five.
- The poll comes as Europe commemorated the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day.