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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Cast
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Richard Todd
Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
Known for
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David Morell
Flight Lieutenant W. Astell, D.F.C.
Michael Redgrave
Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.
Known for
The Lady Vanishes
The Innocents
Ursula Jeans
Mrs. Wallis
Known for
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Cavalcade
Basil Sydney
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.
Known for
Hamlet
Treasure Island
Patrick Barr
Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E.
Known for
House of Whipcord
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Ernest Clark
Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.
Known for
Arabesque
1984
Derek Farr
Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Known for
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Charles Carson
Doctor
Known for
Secret Agent
The Curse of the Fly
Stanley Van Beers
Sir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S.
Also in
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Stranger from Venus
Colin Tapley
Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
Known for
The Black Room
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Frederick Leister
Committee Member
Known for
The Crimson Pirate
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Michael Anderson Director · R.C. Sherriff Screenplay Paul Brickhill Author
United States release October 4, 1955 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Warner Bros. Pictures
Production
Associated British Picture Corporation
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 16, 1955
Theatrical
United States · October 4, 1955
Theatrical
Australia
October 16, 1955 · Theatrical
Germany
January 17, 1975 · TV · TV premiere (ZDF)
March 7, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
October 14, 1955 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 21, 2005 · Physical · DVD
June 11, 2010 · Physical · Blu ray
Sweden
October 17, 1955 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 14, 2010 · Physical · DVD
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