The Dam Busters(Movie, 1955)

Name: The Dam Busters
Genre: Drama, Action, History, Thriller, War
Released: 1955
Duration: T02:4:00
Rating: 3.5

2h 4min | Genres: Drama, Action, History, Thriller, War

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 59 votes)

The Dam Busters is a 1955 British epic war film starring Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave. It was directed by Michael Anderson. The film recreates 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 film was based on the books The Dam Busters (1951) by Paul Brickhill and Enemy Coast Ahead (1946) by Guy Gibson. The film was widely praised and became the most popular motion picture at British cinemas in 1955. 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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Awards & Nominations for The Dam Busters

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Special Effects

About 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'.

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Trailer(Trailer, 2:43)

Trailer (Trailer) | Mai '43 - Die Zerstörung der Talsperren (1955) (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: England

Based on the work of: Paul Brickhill ("The Dam Busters")

Made by: Associated British Picture Corporation

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 15 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 05/16/1955

Appearing Characters: Guy Gibson, Barnes Wallis, Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Joseph Summers, Ralph Cochrane, John Whitworth, David Pye, William Glanville, Dinghy Young, Henry Eric Maudslay, John Vere Hopgood, Harold Brownlow Martin, David Maltby, Dave Shannon, Les Knight

Cast: Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Basil Sydney, Raymond Huntley, Laurence Naismith, Nigel Stock, Robert Shaw, Richard Leech, George Baker, Harold Goodwin, Peter Diamond, Patrick McGoohan, Bill Kerr, Charles Carson, Colin Tapley, Hugh Manning, Patrick Barr, Ernest Clark, Derek Farr, Charles Carson, Frederick Leister, Laidman Browne, Edwin Styles, Hugh Moxey, Harold Siddons, Brewster Mason, Brian Nissen, Richard Thorp, John Fraser, David Morrell, Denys Graham, Tim Turner, Ewen Solon, Peter Arne, Edward Cast, Richard Coleman, Brenda De Banzie, Gerald Harper, Arthur Howard, Lloyd Lamble, Philip Latham, Edwin Richfield, Stanley van Beers, Ronald Wilson

Director: Michael Anderson

Producer: Robert Clark

Screenwriter: R. C. Sherriff

Film Editor: Richard Best

Director of Photography: Erwin Hillier

Composer: Eric Coates

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"The Dam Busters - Die Zerstörung der Talsperren"

"Nocny nalot"

Keywords: docudrama, air force, based on true story, world war ii, dam, lancaster bomber

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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The Dam Busters(Movie, 1955)

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