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The Dam Busters (1955)

  • Drama
  • History
  • War

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'.

Rating
6.9 / 10 (168 votes)
Release date
May 16, 1955
Runtime
2h 04m
Language
English
Director
Michael Anderson
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Richard ToddWing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
  • Michael RedgraveDoctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.
  • Ursula JeansMrs. Wallis
  • Basil SydneyAir Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.
  • Patrick BarrCaptain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E.
  • Ernest ClarkAir Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.
  • Derek FarrGroup Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C.
  • Charles CarsonDoctor
  • Stanley Van BeersSir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S.
  • Colin TapleyDoctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
  • Frederick LeisterCommittee Member
  • Eric MessiterCommittee Member

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