The Dam Busters (1955) movie poster

The Dam Busters (1955)

124 minApprovedDramaHistoryWar

TMDb6.9/10160 votes

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Rotten Tomatoes100%

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'.

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Michael Anderson

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 nominations total

Cast

Richard Todd as Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.

Richard Todd

Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.

Michael Redgrave as Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.

Michael Redgrave

Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.

Ursula Jeans as Mrs. Wallis

Ursula Jeans

Mrs. Wallis

Basil Sydney as Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.

Basil Sydney

Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.

Patrick Barr as Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E.

Patrick Barr

Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E.

Ernest Clark as Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.

Ernest Clark

Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.

Derek Farr as Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C.

Derek Farr

Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C.

Charles Carson as Doctor

Charles Carson

Doctor

Stanley Van Beers as Sir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S.

Stanley Van Beers

Sir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S.

Colin Tapley as Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.

Colin Tapley

Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.

Frederick Leister as Committee Member

Frederick Leister

Committee Member

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Eric Messiter

Committee Member

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Laidman Browne

Committee Member

Raymond Huntley as Official, National Physical Laboratory

Raymond Huntley

Official, National Physical Laboratory

Keywords

Plot:air forcebased on true storydamlancaster bomberblack and whitedocudrama

Time:world war ii