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The Dam Busters (1955)

Poster for The Dam Busters

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'.

Cast & Crew

Director
Michael Anderson
  • Profile picture of Richard Todd
    Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C. Richard Todd
  • Profile picture of Michael Redgrave
    Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S. Michael Redgrave
  • Profile picture of Ursula Jeans
    Mrs. Wallis Ursula Jeans
  • Profile picture of Basil Sydney
    Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C. Basil Sydney
  • Profile picture of Patrick Barr
    Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E. Patrick Barr
  • Profile picture of Ernest Clark
    Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C. Ernest Clark
  • Profile picture of Derek Farr
    Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C. Derek Farr
  • Profile picture of Charles Carson
    Doctor Charles Carson

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Keywords

  • world war ii
  • air force
  • based on true story
  • dam
  • lancaster bomber
  • docudrama