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- BFI identifier27133
- Date1955-09-05 (Release)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
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- SynopsisWar drama. During the Second World War, aircraft designer Barnes Wallis devises a unique bouncing bomb with a view to destroying the great dams in the industrial heart of Nazi Germany. Barnes Wallis faces many obstacles in persuading the authorities to fund his outlandish-sounding project, but eventually manages to. Squadron Leader Guy Gibson is chosen to create and train the new 617 Squadron to deliver the bombs, but time is short and there are many technical challenges to be met if the raid (on the Moehne, Eder and Sorpe dams) is to be a success. (Synopsis)
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- CreditsDirected by: Michael Anderson
Associated British Picture Corporation presents: Associated British Picture Corporation
Director in Charge of Production: Robert Clark
view all - CastRichard Todd (Wing Commander Guy Gibson) members of 617 Squadron
Michael Redgrave (Dr Barnes N. Wallis)
Ursula Jeans (Mrs Wallis)
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Title
The Dam Busters (Original)
The Dambusters (Help search)
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10.5240/7FBE-E8B9-C7C0-8707-AB6C-DCategory
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view all - Scripts / DocumentsScript - Original story: Book by Paul Brickhill, and account, "Enemy Coast Ahead", by Wing Comdr. Guy Gibson - SCR-6312
Script - Original story: Book by Paul Brickhill, and account, "Enemy Coast Ahead", by Wing Comdr. Guy Gibson - SCR-6313
Script - Original story: Book by Paul Brickhill, and account, "Enemy Coast Ahead", by Wing Comdr. Guy Gibson - SCR-6314
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Work - 27133 - 1955-09-05 (Release)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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