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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'.
1955
124 min
6.9
Drama / Action / History
Genres
Drama / Action / History
Runtime
124 min
Year
1955
Director
Michael Anderson
Writers
R.C. Sherriff
Studio
Associated British Picture Corporation

Top Billed Cast

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

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