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Christopher Nolan used real WWII Spitfires and ships on set for 'Dunkirk' creating a 106 minute masterclass in tension, sound design and practical film making.

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Kumazori 💙1 day ago

dunkirk is one of those movies where the sound alone makes you tense up 😂 using real sptfires definitely helped make those scenes feel so physial!!!

Just_AlbertFx📊.1 day ago

Practical effects hit different, but the real genius was the non-linear timeline structure—Mole, Sea, and Air overlapping perfectly.

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