The Dam Busters

movie

1h 45min

1955

Drama

War

History

Description

The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 Squadron 'The Dam Busters'.

Actors

Richard Todd

Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.

Michael Redgrave

Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.

Ursula Jeans

Mrs. Wallis

Basil Sydney

Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris (now Marshal of the Royal Air Force) G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.

Patrick Barr

Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E.

Ernest Clark

Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane (now Air Chief Marshal) G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.

Derek Farr

Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C.

Charles Carson

Doctor

Stanley Van Beers

Sir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S.

Colin Tapley

Doctor W. H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.

Crew

Michael Anderson

director

Paul Brickhill

writer

Guy Gibson

writer

R.C. Sherriff

writer

Leighton Lucas

composer

Erwin Hillier

cinematographer

Richard Best

editor

Robert Lennard

casting director

G.B. Walker

casting director

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