The Dam Busters
UK,
1955, 124 min
Directed by:
Michael AndersonScreenplay:
R.C. SherriffCinematography:
Erwin HillierComposer:
Leighton LucasCast:
Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Basil Sydney, Derek Farr, Stanley Van Beers, Colin Tapley, Ursula Jeans, Laurence Naismith, Robert Shaw, George Baker (more)Plots(1)
The Dam Busters is a 1955 British war film, set during the Second World War, and based on the true story of the RAF's 617 Squadron, the development of the bouncing bomb, and Operation Chastise, the attack on the Ruhr dams in Germany. (official distributor synopsis)