The Dam Busters (1955)
Overview
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'.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 10.584 |
Directed By
Michael Anderson
Crew
Guy Gibson
Erwin Hillier
Leighton Lucas
Paul Brickhill
Michael Anderson
R.C. Sherriff
George Blackwell
Stuart Freeborn
Robert Jones
Norman Warwick
Gordon Scott
Arthur Southgate
Hilda Fox
W.A. Whittaker
Eric Coates
Harold V. King
Richard Best
G. B. Walker
John Street
Thelma Orr
Gilbert Taylor
Robert Clark
Erwin Hillier
Louis Levy
Robert Lennard
J. N. H. Whitworth
Philip Barnikel
Les Hammond
TOP CAST
Richard Todd
Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
Michael Redgrave
Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.
Ursula Jeans
Mrs. Wallis
Basil Sydney
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.
Patrick Barr
Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E.
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.
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.
Frederick Leister
Committee Member
Eric Messiter
Committee Member
Laidman Browne
Committee Member
Raymond Huntley
Official, National Physical Laboratory
Hugh Manning
Official, Ministry of Aircraft Production
Edwin Styles
Observer at Trials
Hugh Moxey
Observer at Trials
Anthony Shaw
R.A.F. Officer at Trials
Laurence Naismith
Farmer
Harold Siddons
Group Signals Officer
Frank Phillips
BBC Announcer
Brewster Mason
Flt / Lt. R. D. Trevor-Roper, D.F.C., D.F.M.
Tony Doonan
Flt / Lt. R. E. G. Hutchison, D.F.C.
Nigel Stock
Flying / Off. F. M. Spafford, D.F.C., D.F.M.
Brian Nissen
Flt / Lt. A. T. Taerum, D.F.C.
Robert Shaw
Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.
Peter Assinder
Plt/Off. G. A. Deering, D.F.C.
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 Morell
Flight Lieutenant W. Astell, D.F.C.
Bill Kerr
Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C.
George Baker
Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Ronald Wilson
Flight Lieutenant D. J. Shannon, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Denys Graham
Flying Officer L. G. Knight, D.S.O.
Basil Appleby
Flight Lieutenant R. C. Hay, D.F.C.
Tim Turner
Flight Lieutenant J. F. Leggo, D.F.C.
Ewen Solon
Flight Sergeant G. E. Powell
Harold Goodwin
Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman
Patrick McGoohan
Guard at door (uncredited)
Peter Arne
Staff Officer to Air-Vice Marshal Cochrane (uncredited)
Edward Cast
Crew Member (uncredited)
Richard Coleman
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Brenda De Banzie
Waitress (uncredited)
Peter Diamond
Tail Gunner (uncredited)
Gerald Harper
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Arthur Howard
RAF Pay Clerk in NAAFI (uncredited)
Lloyd Lamble
Collins (uncredited)
Philip Latham
Flight Sergeant (uncredited)
Edwin Richfield
RAF Officer (uncredited)
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