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title: IMAX® Presents: The Making of Dunkirk
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description: "Director Christopher Nolan, cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema and our own David Keighley dive into the task of crafting the groundbreaking IMAX presentation of Dunkirk."
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August 8, 2017

IMAX® Presents: The Making of Dunkirk
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Director Christopher Nolan, cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema and our own David Keighley dive into the task of crafting the groundbreaking IMAX presentation of _Dunkirk_.

Director Christopher Nolan, cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema and our own David Keighley dive into the task of crafting the groundbreaking IMAX presentation of _Dunkirk_.

The majority of _Dunkirk_ was captured with IMAX film cameras. Exclusively in IMAX theatres, these sequences expand vertically to fill the entire IMAX screen and show audiences up to 40% more of the image.

Look for special engagements in [IMAX 70MM film and IMAX with laser](/news/experience-dunkirk-imax-70mm-film-and-imax-laser) near you. To get tickets to experience Dunkirk in IMAX, click [HERE](/movies/dunkirk#showtimes-wrapper).