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The Dam Busters

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.

Director

Michael Anderson

Year

Genre

drama, history, war

Box Office

N/A

Production

Associated British Picture Corporation

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 nominations total

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Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.

Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.

Michael Redgrave

Mrs. Wallis

Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris (now Marshal of the Royal Air Force) G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.

Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E.

Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane (now Air Chief Marshal) G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.

Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C.

Doctor

Sir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S.

Stanley Van Beers

Doctor W. H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.

Committee Member

Frederick Leister

Committee Member

Committee Member

Official, National Physical Laboratory

Raymond Huntley

Official, Ministry of Aircraft Production

Observer At Trials

Observer At Trials

R.A.F. Officer At Trials

Farmer

Laurence Naismith

Group Signals Officer

B.B.C. Announcer

Flt

Flt

Flying

Flt

Flt

Plt

Squadron Leader H. M. Young, D.F.C.

Squadron Leader H. E. Maudslay, D.F.C.

Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.

Flight Lieutenant W. Astell, D.F.C.

Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C. (now Wing Commander)

Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.

Flight Lieutenant D. J. Shannon, D.S.O., D.F.C. (later Squadron Leader)

Flying Officer L. G. Knight, D.S.O.

Flight Lieutenant R. C. Hay, D.F.C.

Flight Lieutenant J. F. Leggo, D.F.C.

Flight Sergeant G. E. Powell

Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman

Adjutant to Air Vice-Marshal Cochrane

Crew Member

Crew Member

Batman

RAF Officer

Richard Coleman

Waiter in Officers' Mess

Tail Gunner

Camera operator in testing tank

Elisabeth Gaunt

Mocking RAF Officer

Committee Member

Walter Horsbrugh

RAF Pay Clerk In NAAFI

Attendant in Officers' Quarters

Collins

Flight Sergeant

Guard on Door

Patrick McGoohan

Waiter

Jack McNaughton

Adjutant to Air Chief Marshal Harris

Assistant at Model Dam

Barnes Wallis's Daughter

RAF Officer in Mess Hall

RAF Officer

Edwin Richfield

Bomber Crewman

Security Guard

Robert Brooks Turner

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Official, Ministry Of Aircraft Production Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.b.e., F.r.s.Doctor Air Vice-marshal Cochrane Flt Farmer Squadron Leader H.e. Maudslay, Dfc Flight Sgt. J. Pulford, Dfm Flight Lt. R.e.g. Hutchison, Dfc Flight Lt. A.t. Taerum, Dfc Flying Officer F.m. Spafford, Dfc, Dfm Flight Lt. J.v. Hopgood, Dfc Squadron Leader H.m. Young, Dfc Flying Officer L.g. Knight, Dso Group Signals Officer Bbc Announcer Raf Officer At Trials

Hmm, sound like another big one. - The Dam Busters

Hmm, sound like another big one.

Do you know how much water it takes the Germans to make a ton of steel - The Dam Busters

Do you know how much water it takes the Germans to make a...

There. You see?
It isn't even scratched? - The Dam Busters

There. You see? It isn't even scratched?

There's such a very thin dividing line between inspiration and obsession - The Dam Busters

There's such a very thin dividing line between ...

You say you need a Wellington Bomber for test drops - The Dam Busters

You say you need a Wellington Bomber for test drops

Looks a bit choppy down there. - The Dam Busters

Looks a bit choppy down there.

How is the speed, Mutt? - The Dam Busters

How is the speed, Mutt?

It's all right, it works! - The Dam Busters

It's all right, it works!

How'd you get on - The Dam Busters

How'd you get on

Hello Mutt Wallis Good morning - The Dam Busters

Hello Mutt Wallis Good morning

Don't go for a minute - The Dam Busters

Don't go for a minute

Rad shutters auto. - The Dam Busters

Rad shutters auto.

Nigger, come on, boy!
Come on! - The Dam Busters

Nigger, come on, boy! Come on!

Congratulations on the bar to your DSO - The Dam Busters

Congratulations on the bar to your DSO

I'd go for these two Australians if I were you - The Dam Busters

I'd go for these two Australians if I were you

Come on, Nigger. - The Dam Busters

Come on, Nigger.

You needn't bother about that, Crosby. - The Dam Busters

You needn't bother about that, Crosby.

That makes the ten they promised us
to get started with. - The Dam Busters

That makes the ten they promised us to get started with.

Right, this way. - The Dam Busters

Right, this way.

Right. - The Dam Busters

But the M hne is the most important I see sir - The Dam Busters

But the M hne is the most important I see sir

- Hello, Gibson.
- Hello, sir. - The Dam Busters

- Hello, Gibson. - Hello, sir.

How are you getting on with the low flying - The Dam Busters

How are you getting on with the low flying

The tide is going out, I must wade in
and collect some of the pieces. - The Dam Busters

The tide is going out, I must wade in and collect some of th...

How are we going to fly at a level
of 150 feet in the dark? - The Dam Busters

How are we going to fly at a level of 150 feet in the dark?

Sir have a drink to celebrate - The Dam Busters

Sir have a drink to celebrate

Up a bit...
A bit more. - The Dam Busters

Up a bit... A bit more.

It's a bad business isn't it Yes I'm afraid it is - The Dam Busters

It's a bad business isn't it Yes I'm afraid...

Down... down... - The Dam Busters

Down... down...

Every time they come over our poultry houses my hens lay premature eggs - The Dam Busters

Every time they come over our poultry houses my hens lay...

Well the sixpenny bombsight works and the spotlamps work - The Dam Busters

Well the sixpenny bombsight works and the spotlamps work

- Have you seen the squadron orders?
- Yes. Same old stuff. - The Dam Busters

- Have you seen the squadron orders? - Yes. Same old stuff.

It's a joke, you know.
Can't you take it? - The Dam Busters

It's a joke, you know. Can't you take it?

Come in. - The Dam Busters

Well the training's over - The Dam Busters

Well the training's over

For the past six weeks
you've been wondering - The Dam Busters

For the past six weeks you've been wondering

There's a full moon tonight,
so normal ops are out. - The Dam Busters

There's a full moon tonight, so normal ops are out.

Hello, Nigger.
No, not in here, old boy. Go on. - The Dam Busters

Hello, Nigger. No, not in here, old boy. Go on.

Hello, Nigger, old boy.
What are you doing around here? - The Dam Busters

Hello, Nigger, old boy. What are you doing around here?

Do you want me, Crosby? - The Dam Busters

Do you want me, Crosby?

We've still got an hour - The Dam Busters

We've still got an hour

Come in. - The Dam Busters

Well... - The Dam Busters

- All set?
- Yes, sir. - The Dam Busters

- All set? - Yes, sir.

Pitch fully fine. - The Dam Busters

Pitch fully fine.

Well, I suppose
there's nothing much we can do. - The Dam Busters

Well, I suppose there's nothing much we can do.

Martin is having a chat with Hopgood - The Dam Busters

Martin is having a chat with Hopgood

Send a message to Hopgood. - The Dam Busters

Send a message to Hopgood.

Martin is having a chat with Hopgood. - The Dam Busters

Martin is having a chat with Hopgood.

Carry on - The Dam Busters

What's he saying, Hutch? - The Dam Busters

What's he saying, Hutch?

Carry on. - The Dam Busters

Skipper ground speed 203 We'll be there in one hour and ten minutes - The Dam Busters

Skipper ground speed 203 We'll be there in one hour and...

Skipper, ground speed: 203.
We'll be there in one hour and ten minutes. - The Dam Busters

Skipper, ground speed: 203. We'll be there in one hour ...

Enemy coast ahead - The Dam Busters

Enemy coast ahead

We should be on the line of the canal. - The Dam Busters

We should be on the line of the canal.

Watch out for pylons. - The Dam Busters

Watch out for pylons.

At the junction, we alter course.
The next thing we see in the Rhein. - The Dam Busters

At the junction, we alter course. The next thing we see in t...

The northern wave have run into trouble on the coast - The Dam Busters

The northern wave have run into trouble on the coast

New course, skipper:
165, magnetic. - The Dam Busters

New course, skipper: 165, magnetic.

There it is boys - The Dam Busters

There it is boys

There's the lake now. - The Dam Busters

There's the lake now.

How many guns do you think there are Trevor - The Dam Busters

How many guns do you think there are Trevor

P for Popsy are you there - The Dam Busters

P for Popsy are you there

There it is, boys. - The Dam Busters

There it is, boys.

Hello M for Mother Stand by to take over if anything happens - The Dam Busters

Hello M for Mother Stand by to take over if anything happens

Stand by to pull me under the seat if I get hit - The Dam Busters

Stand by to pull me under the seat if I get hit

Good shot! Nice work! - The Dam Busters

Good shot! Nice work!

It's gone, we've done it. - The Dam Busters

It's gone, we've done it.

Goner... - The Dam Busters

Hello, M-Mother.
It's your turn, you can go in now. - The Dam Busters

Hello, M-Mother. It's your turn, you can go in now.

If he doesn't drop his bomb now
it'll be too late. - The Dam Busters

If he doesn't drop his bomb now it'll be too late.

Hello, P for Popsy. - The Dam Busters

Hello, P for Popsy.

230. - The Dam Busters

The wing is hit! - The Dam Busters

The wing is hit!

Hello, A-Apple. Are you ready? - The Dam Busters

Hello, A-Apple. Are you ready?

Goner... - The Dam Busters

Hello, J-Johnny.
Are you ready? - The Dam Busters

Hello, J-Johnny. Are you ready?

- Are you there, Dave?
- Ready, leader. - The Dam Busters

- Are you there, Dave? - Ready, leader.

It's gone! Look! - The Dam Busters

It's gone! Look!

- Are you there, Dave?
- Ready, leader. - The Dam Busters

- Are you there, Dave? - Ready, leader.

All right, boys.
Nice work! You've had your look. - The Dam Busters

All right, boys. Nice work! You've had your look.

It's Nigger! It's gone! - The Dam Busters

It's Nigger! It's gone!

No sign of it. - The Dam Busters

All right, Dave.
You go in first. - The Dam Busters

All right, Dave. You go in first.

Down... down... - The Dam Busters

Down... down...

Sorry, leader.
Made a mess of that. - The Dam Busters

Sorry, leader. Made a mess of that.

Hello, Z-Zebra.
Are you all right? - The Dam Busters

Hello, Z-Zebra. Are you all right?

Are you in touch with the reserve formation - The Dam Busters

Are you in touch with the reserve formation

Goner Z-Zebra. - The Dam Busters

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Michael Anderson

Writer: Paul Brickhill, Guy Gibson, R.C. Sherriff

Production: Associated British Picture Corporation

Genre: drama, history, war

Year: 1955

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 16 Jul 1955

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 nominations total

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