Top billed cast

1. 

   Richard Todd

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

2. 

   Michael Redgrave

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

3. 

   Ursula Jeans

   Mrs. Wallis

4. 

   Basil Sydney

   Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.

5. 

   Patrick Barr

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

6. 

   Ernest Clark

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

7. 

   Derek Farr

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

8. 

   Charles Carson

   Doctor

9. 

   Stanley Van Beers

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

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-14

I think sometimes it is important to remember that even 10 years after the war was over, there was still an appetite - even a neccessity - for war stories that celebrated (ok, and frequently embellished) the successes of the many ordinary folk who fought in the war. This film is one such story. Based on real events and characters it is nonetheless a drama. It does manipulate the facts a little; though the use of bouncing bombs - innovatively designed from scratch - well, with a little help from Napoleon - by Barnes Wallis (Michael Redgrave) to destroy three German dams on the Ruhr by a squadro...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• world war ii
• air force
• based on true story
• dam
• lancaster bomber
• black and white
• docudrama