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The Dam Busters (1955) The story of how the British attacked German dams in World War II by using an ingenious technique to

The Dam Busters (1955)

The story of how the British attacked German dams in World War II by using an ingenious technique to drop bombs where they would be most effective.

Cast:
Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.: Richard Todd
Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.: Michael Redgrave
Mrs. Wallis: Ursula Jeans
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris (now Marshal of the Royal Air Force) G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.: Basil Sydney
Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E.: Patrick Barr
Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane (now Air Chief Marshal) G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.: Ernest Clark
Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C.: Derek Farr
Doctor: Charles Carson
Sir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S.: Stanley Van Beers
Doctor W. H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.: Colin Tapley
Committee Member: Walter Horsbrugh
Official, National Physical Laboratory: Raymond Huntley
Official, Ministry of Aircraft Production: Hugh Manning
Observer At Trials: Hugh Moxey
R.A.F. Officer At Trials: Anthony Shaw
Farmer: Laurence Naismith
Group Signals Officer: Harold Siddons
B.B.C. Announcer: Frank Phillips
Flt: Robert Shaw
Flying: Nigel Stock
Plt: Peter Assinder
Squadron Leader H. M. Young, D.F.C.: Richard Leech
Squadron Leader H. E. Maudslay, D.F.C.: Richard Thorp
Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.: John Fraser
Flight Lieutenant W. Astell, D.F.C.: David Morrell
Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C. (now Wing Commander): Bill Kerr
Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.: George Baker
Flight Lieutenant D. J. Shannon, D.S.O., D.F.C. (later Squadron Leader): Ronald Wilson
Flying Officer L. G. Knight, D.S.O.: Denys Graham
Flight Lieutenant R. C. Hay, D.F.C.: Basil Appleby
Flight Lieutenant J. F. Leggo, D.F.C.: Tim Turner
Flight Sergeant G. E. Powell: Ewen Solon
Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman: Harold Goodwin
Adjutant to Air Vice-Marshal Cochrane: Peter Arne
Crew Member: Edward Cast
Batman: John Cazabon
RAF Officer: Edwin Richfield
Waiter in Officers' Mess: Philip Dale
Tail Gunner: Peter Diamond
Camera operator in testing tank: Elisabeth Gaunt
Mocking RAF Officer: Gerald Harper
RAF Pay Clerk In NAAFI: Arthur Howard
Attendant in Officers' Quarters: Patrick Jordan
Collins: Lloyd Lamble
Flight Sergeant: Philip Latham
Guard on Door: Patrick McGoohan
Waiter: Jack McNaughton
Adjutant to Air Chief Marshal Harris: Robert Moore
Assistant at Model Dam: Richard Neller
Barnes Wallis's Daughter: Nina Parry
RAF Officer in Mess Hall: Howard Pays
Bomber Crewman: Fred Stroud
Security Guard: Robert Brooks Turner

Written by: Paul Brickhill, Guy Gibson, R.C. Sherriff

Director: Michael Anderson

Production: Associated British Picture Corporation

Release date: 16 Jul 1955
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