The Dam Busters (1955)
The Dam Busters (1955)
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Cast & Crew.
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 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 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.
Frederick Leister
Committee Member
Eric Messiter
Committee Member
Laidman Browne
Committee Member
Raymond Huntley
Official, National Physical Laboratory
Hugh Manning
Official, Ministry of Aircraft Production
Edwin Styles
Observer at Trials
Hugh Moxey
Observer at Trials
Anthony Shaw
R.A.F. Officer at Trials
Laurence Naismith
Farmer
Harold Siddons
Group Signals Officer
Frank Phillips
BBC Announcer
Brewster Mason
Flt / Lt. R. D. Trevor-Roper, D.F.C., D.F.M.
Tony Doonan
Flt / Lt. R. E. G. Hutchison, D.F.C.
Nigel Stock
Flying / Off. F. M. Spafford, D.F.C., D.F.M.
Brian Nissen
Flt / Lt. A. T. Taerum, D.F.C.
Robert Shaw
Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.
Peter Assinder
Plt/Off. G. A. Deering, D.F.C.
Richard Leech
Squadron Leader H. M. Young, D.F.C.
Richard Thorp
Squadron Leader H. E. Maudslay, D.F.C.
John Fraser
Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.
David Morell
Flight Lieutenant W. Astell, D.F.C.
Bill Kerr
Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C.
George Baker
Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Ronald Wilson
Flight Lieutenant D. J. Shannon, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Denys Graham
Flying Officer L. G. Knight, D.S.O.
Basil Appleby
Flight Lieutenant R. C. Hay, D.F.C.
Tim Turner
Flight Lieutenant J. F. Leggo, D.F.C.
Ewen Solon
Flight Sergeant G. E. Powell
Harold Goodwin
Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman
Patrick McGoohan
Guard at door (uncredited)
Peter Arne
Staff Officer to Air-Vice Marshal Cochrane (uncredited)
Edward Cast
Crew Member (uncredited)
Richard Coleman
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Brenda De Banzie
Waitress (uncredited)
Peter Diamond
Tail Gunner (uncredited)
Gerald Harper
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Arthur Howard
RAF Pay Clerk in NAAFI (uncredited)
Lloyd Lamble
Collins (uncredited)
Philip Latham
Flight Sergeant (uncredited)
Edwin Richfield
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Erwin Hillier
Director of Photography / Aerial Camera
Paul Brickhill
Author
Leighton Lucas
Music
Guy Gibson
Author
Michael Anderson
Director
R.C. Sherriff
Screenplay
Norman Warwick
Camera Operator
Stuart Freeborn
Makeup Artist
Robert Jones
Art Direction
George Blackwell
Special Effects
W.A. Whittaker
Production Supervisor
Hilda Fox
Hairstylist
Gordon Scott
Production Manager
Arthur Southgate
ADR & Dubbing
Robert Lennard
Casting Director
John Street
Assistant Director
Robert Clark
Executive In Charge Of Production
Harold V. King
Recording Supervision
G. B. Walker
Casting Director
Eric Coates
Additional Music
Gilbert Taylor
Special Effects
Thelma Orr
Continuity
J. N. H. Whitworth
Technical Advisor
Richard Best
Editor
Louis Levy
Music Director
Philip Barnikel
Assistant Editor
Les Hammond
Sound Recordist
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 16, 1955
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 4m
Content RatingNR
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The Dam Busters is a 1955 British epic docudrama war film starring Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave, that was directed by Michael Anderson. Adapted by R. C. Sherriff from the books The Dam Busters (1951) by Paul Brickhill and Enemy Coast Ahead (1946) by Guy Gibson, the film depicts the true story of Operation Chastise when in 1943 the RAF's 617 Squadron attacked the Möhne, Eder, and Sorpe dams in Nazi Germany with Barnes Wallis's bouncing bomb.
The Dam Busters was acclaimed by critics, who widely praised its acting (especially Todd's and Redgrave's), Anderson's direction, its superlative special effects photography by Gilbert Taylor and soundtrack score by Eric Coates (especially the stirring The Dam Busters March theme tune). The film was Britain's biggest box-office success of 1955. A much-loved British classic, The Dam Busters has since been cited as one of the best British war films and one of the greatest films of the 20th century. In 1999, the British Film Institute voted The Dam Busters the 68th greatest British film of the 20th century. Its depiction of the raid, along with a similar sequence in the film 633 Squadron, provided the inspiration for the Death Star trench run in Star Wars.
A remake has been in development since 2008, but has yet to be produced as of 2024.
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