Movie Details
- Status: Released
- Movie Tagline:
- Genres: Drama, Action, History, Thriller, War
- Release Date: 1955-05-16
- Runtime: 124.0 min
- Budget: Not Available
- Revenue: Not Available
- Production Companies: Associated British Picture Corporation
Cast & Crew
Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Basil Sydney, Patrick Barr, Ernest Clark, Derek Farr, Charles Carson, Stanley Van Beers, Colin Tapley, Frederick Leister, Eric Messiter, Laidman Browne, Raymond Huntley, Hugh Manning, Edwin Styles, Hugh Moxey, Anthony Shaw, Laurence Naismith, Harold Siddons, Frank Phillips, Brewster Mason, Tony Doonan, Nigel Stock, Brian Nissen, Robert Shaw, Peter Assinder, Richard Leech, Richard Thorp, John Fraser, David Morell, Bill Kerr, George Baker, Ronald Wilson, Denys Graham, Basil Appleby, Tim Turner, Ewen Solon, Harold Goodwin
Synopsis – What to Expect from “The Dam Busters”
The Dam Busters is a 1955 British war film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave. The film tells the story of Operation Chastise, an attack on German dams carried out by Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron in 1943 using a specially designed “bouncing bomb”.
The film begins in 1943, as the British Royal Air Force is planning a daring mission to attack the Ruhr Valley dams in Germany and disrupt the Nazi war machine. Wing Commander Guy Gibson (Richard Todd) is chosen to lead the mission and recruits a team of specially trained bomber pilots. After months of training and preparation, the mission is ready to launch.
On the night of the attack, Gibson and his squadron take off in their Lancaster bombers and head for the dams. After a daring flight, they arrive at the dams and drop their bombs. The mission is a success, and the dams are breached, flooding the valley and disrupting the Nazi war machine.
The film follows Gibson and his team through the aftermath of the mission. Gibson is awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery, but he is haunted by the loss of his comrades. The film ends with Gibson’s speech to his fellow airmen, in which he says, “We have been the makers of our own destiny, the shapers of our own lives. We have done our duty.”
The Dam Busters is a thrilling story about courage and sacrifice in the face of overwhelming odds.
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