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Cast
Richard Todd | As: Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C. | |
Michael Redgrave | As: Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S. | |
Ursula Jeans | As: Mrs. Wallis | |
Basil Sydney | As: Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C. | |
Patrick Barr | As: Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E. |
Storyline
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'.
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Certification: | NR |
Cast
Richard Todd |
Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C. |
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Michael Redgrave |
Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S. |
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Ursula Jeans |
Mrs. Wallis |
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Basil Sydney |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C. |
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Patrick Barr |
Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E. |
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Ernest Clark |
Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C. |
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Derek Farr |
Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C. |
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Charles Carson |
Doctor |
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Stanley Van Beers |
Sir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S. |
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Colin Tapley |
Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E. |
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Frederick Leister |
Committee Member |
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Eric Messiter |
Committee Member |
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Laidman Browne |
Committee Member |
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Raymond Huntley |
Official, National Physical Laboratory |
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Hugh Manning |
Official, Ministry of Aircraft Production |
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Edwin Styles |
Observer at Trials |
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Hugh Moxey |
Observer at Trials |
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Anthony Shaw |
R.A.F. Officer at Trials |
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Laurence Naismith |
Farmer |
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Harold Siddons |
Group Signals Officer |
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Frank Phillips |
BBC Announcer |
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Brewster Mason |
Flt / Lt. R. D. Trevor-Roper, D.F.C., D.F.M. |
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Tony Doonan |
Flt / Lt. R. E. G. Hutchison, D.F.C. |
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Nigel Stock |
Flying / Off. F. M. Spafford, D.F.C., D.F.M. |
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Brian Nissen |
Flt / Lt. A. T. Taerum, D.F.C. |
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Robert Shaw |
Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M. |
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Peter Assinder |
Plt/Off. G. A. Deering, D.F.C. |
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Richard Leech |
Squadron Leader H. M. Young, D.F.C. |
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Richard Thorp |
Squadron Leader H. E. Maudslay, D.F.C. |
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John Fraser |
Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C. |
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David Morell |
Flight Lieutenant W. Astell, D.F.C. |
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Bill Kerr |
Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C. |
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George Baker |
Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C. |
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Ronald Wilson |
Flight Lieutenant D. J. Shannon, D.S.O., D.F.C. |
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Denys Graham |
Flying Officer L. G. Knight, D.S.O. |
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Basil Appleby |
Flight Lieutenant R. C. Hay, D.F.C. |
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Tim Turner |
Flight Lieutenant J. F. Leggo, D.F.C. |
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Ewen Solon |
Flight Sergeant G. E. Powell |
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Harold Goodwin |
Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman |
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Patrick McGoohan |
Guard at door (uncredited) |
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Peter Arne |
Staff Officer to Air-Vice Marshal Cochrane (uncredited) |
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Edward Cast |
Crew Member (uncredited) |
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Richard Coleman |
RAF Officer (uncredited) |
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Brenda De Banzie |
Waitress (uncredited) |
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Peter Diamond |
Tail Gunner (uncredited) |
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Gerald Harper |
RAF Officer (uncredited) |
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Arthur Howard |
RAF Pay Clerk in NAAFI (uncredited) |
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Lloyd Lamble |
Collins (uncredited) |
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Philip Latham |
Flight Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Edwin Richfield |
RAF Officer (uncredited) |
Directed By
Michael Anderson |
Director |
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John Street |
Assistant Director |
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Thelma Orr |
Continuity |
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Writing Credits
Guy Gibson |
Author |
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Paul Brickhill |
Author |
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R.C. Sherriff |
Screenplay |
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Production Crew
Gordon Scott |
Production Manager |
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W.A. Whittaker |
Production Supervisor |
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G. B. Walker |
Casting Director |
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Robert Clark |
Executive In Charge Of Production |
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Robert Lennard |
Casting Director |
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Edited By
Richard Best |
Editor |
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Philip Barnikel |
Assistant Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Stuart Freeborn |
Makeup Artist |
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Hilda Fox |
Hairstylist |
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Sound
Leighton Lucas |
Music |
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Arthur Southgate |
ADR & Dubbing |
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Harold V. King |
Recording Supervision |
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Louis Levy |
Music Director |
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Les Hammond |
Sound Recordist |
Visual Effects
Camera
Erwin Hillier |
Director of Photography |
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Norman Warwick |
Camera Operator |
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Erwin Hillier |
Aerial Camera |
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Lighting
Art Department
Robert Jones |
Art Direction |
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Other Crew
George Blackwell |
Special Effects |
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Eric Coates |
Additional Music |
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Gilbert Taylor |
Special Effects |
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J. N. H. Whitworth |
Technical Advisor |
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