The Dam Busters
(1955)
The story of the "bombs that had to bounce" - and the air-devils who had to drop 'em!
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Charles Carson, Stanley Van Beers, Colin Tapley
Director: Michael Anderson
Writer: R.C. Sherriff
Language: English
Studio: Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC)
Duration: 124
Rated: Universal, suitable for all
DVD Release: April 2005
The British are desperate to shorten the length of WW2 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.
| Michael Redgrave | Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S. |
| Richard Todd | Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C. |
| Ursula Jeans | Mrs. Wallis |
| 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. |
| Erwin Hillier | Cinematographer |
| Frederick Leister | Committee Member |
| Eric Messiter | Committee Member |
| Richard Best | Editor |
| Laidman Browne | Committee Member |
| Raymond Huntley | Official, National Physical Laboratory |
| Hugh Manning | Official, Ministry of Aircraft Production |
| Patrick Barr | Captain Joseph 'Mutt' Summers, C.B.E. |
| Edwin Styles | Observer at Trials |
| Hugh Moxey | Observer at Trials |
| Anthony Shaw | R.A.F. Officer at Trials |
| Basil Sydney | Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C. |
| 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. |
| Laurence Naismith | Farmer |
| William Henry Kerr | Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C. |
| Harold Siddons | Group Signals Officer |
| Frank Phillips | B.B.C. Announcer |
| Brewster Mason | Flt / Lt. R.D. Trevor-Roper, D.F.C., D.F.M. |
| Anthony Doonan | Flt / Lt. R.E.G. Hutchison, D.F.C. |
| Tony Doonan | Flt / Lt. R.E.G. Hutchison, D.F.C. (as Anthony Doonan) |
| Nigel Stock | Flying / Off. F.M. Spafford, D.F.C., D.F.M. |
| Brian Nissen | Flt / Lt. A.T. Taerum, D.F.C. |
| Stuart Freeborn | Makeup Artist |
| Robert Shaw | Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M. |
| Peter Assinder | Plt / Off. G.A. Deering, D.F.C. |
| George Blackwell | Special Effects |
| Norman Warwick | Camera Operator |
| 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 Morrell | Flight Lieutenant W. Astell, D.F.C. |
| Robert Lennard | Casting |
| G.B. Walker | Casting |
| Bill Kerr | Flight Lieutenant H.B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C. |
| Hilda Fox | Hairstylist |
| George Baker | Flight Lieutenant D.J.H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C. |
| Gordon Scott | Production Manager |
| Ronald Wilson | Flight Lieutenant D.J. Shannon, D.S.O., D.F.C. |
| W.A. Whittaker | Production Supervisor |
| Denys Graham | Flying Officer L.G. Knight, D.S.O. |
| Les Hammond | Sound Recordist |
| Basil Appleby | Flight Lieutenant R.C. Hay, D.F.C. |
| Tim Turner | Flight Lieutenant J.F. Leggo, D.F.C. |
| Arthur Southgate | ADR & Dubbing |
| Ewen Solon | Flight Sergeant G.E. Powell |
| Harold Goodwin | Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman |
| Peter Diamond | Tail Gunner (uncredited) |
| Arthur Howard | RAF Pay Clerk In NAAFI (uncredited) |
| Patrick McGoohan | Guard on Door |
| Nina Parry | Barnes Wallace's daughter (uncredited) |
| Leighton Lucas | Composer |
| Robert Jones | Art Director |
Genre: Action & Adventure
Media: DVD
Sound: Mono
IMDb: 0046889
