The Dam Busters
1955
Feature Film
★ 7.4/10
Released 7/16/1955 (United States)
📖 Storyline
The British are desperate to shorten the length of World War II and propose a daring raid to smash Germany's industrial heart. At first, the objective looks impossible until a British scientist invents an ingenious weapon capable of destroying the planned target. —Dave Jenkins <david.jenkins@smallworld.co.uk>The British are desperate to shorten the length of World War II and propose a daring raid to smash Germany's industrial heart. At first, the objective looks impossible until a British scientist invents an ingenious weapon capable of destroying the planned target. —Dave Jenkins <david.jenkins@smallworld.co.uk>
🎭 Cast & Crew
Director
Michael Anderson
Main Star
Richard Todd, Character: Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
Supporting
Michael Redgrave (as Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.), Ursula Jeans (as Mrs. Wallis), Basil Sydney (as Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris (now Marshal of the Royal Air Force) G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.), Patrick Barr (as Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E.), Ernest Clark (as Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane (now Air Chief Marshal) G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.), Derek Farr (as Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C.), Charles Carson (as Doctor), Stanley Van Beers (as Sir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S.), Colin Tapley (as Doctor W. H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.), Frederick Leister (as Committee Member), Eric Messiter (as Committee Member), Laidman Browne (as Committee Member), Raymond Huntley (as Official, National Physical Laboratory), Hugh Manning (as Official, Ministry of Aircraft Production), Edwin Styles (as Observer At Trials), Hugh Moxey (as Observer At Trials), Anthony Shaw (as R.A.F. Officer At Trials)
ℹ️ Details
Awards
Won Oscar 1 Oscar
IMDb Rating
7.4/10
(11,920 votes)
Reviews
117
Release Date
7/16/1955 (United States)
Format
Feature Film
Filmed In
United States
Country
United States