Directed by:
Michael AndersonScreenplay:
R.C. SherriffCinematography:
Erwin HillierComposer:
Leighton LucasCast:
Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Basil Sydney, Derek Farr, Stanley Van Beers, Colin Tapley, Ursula Jeans, Laurence Naismith, Robert Shaw, George Baker (more)Plots(1)
The Dam Busters is a 1955 British war film, set during the Second World War, and based on the true story of the RAF's 617 Squadron, the development of the bouncing bomb, and Operation Chastise, the attack on the Ruhr dams in Germany. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Richard Todd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273149_e82b21.jpg)
Richard Todd
Ireland
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
The Longest Day (1962)
Never Let Go (1960)
![Michael Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505326_dbf968.jpg)
Michael Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
The Browning Version (1951)
![Basil Sydney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/878/160878226_49adc9.jpg)
Basil Sydney
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Hamlet (1948)
The Devil's Disciple (1959)
![Derek Farr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099037_673b7b.jpg)
Derek Farr
UK
Best movies:
The Dam Busters (1955)
Young Wives' Tale (1951)
Doctor at Large (1957)
![Stanley Van Beers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/365/161365602_e1f78a.jpg)
Stanley Van Beers
UK
Best movies:
The Dam Busters (1955)
Look Back in Anger (1958)
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
![Colin Tapley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/620/161620641_fab50b.jpg)
Colin Tapley
New Zealand
Best movies:
If I Were King (1938)
The Dam Busters (1955)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
![Ursula Jeans](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/749/162749991_f2938a.jpg)
Ursula Jeans
India
Best movies:
The Dam Busters (1955)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Cavalcade (1933)
![Laurence Naismith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494629_a4957e.jpg)
Laurence Naismith
UK
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
Cleopatra (1963)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
![Robert Shaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/400/164400744_82a215.jpg)
Robert Shaw
UK
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Jaws (1975)
Battle of Britain (1969)
![George Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274594_ecfb55.jpg)
George Baker
Bulgaria
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
The Secret Adversary (1983) (TV movie)
![Patrick McGoohan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267766_7436b8.jpg)
Patrick McGoohan
USA
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
The Dam Busters (1955)
![Philip Latham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/459/161459930_8386b5.jpg)
Philip Latham
UK
Best movies:
The Dam Busters (1955)
Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
![Harold Goodwin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/364/161364579_39ac23.jpg)
Harold Goodwin
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Dam Busters (1955)
![Patrick Barr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/198/160198152_09969f.gif)
Patrick Barr
India
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
The Dam Busters (1955)
![John Fraser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/347/160347335_ba82ba.jpg)
John Fraser
UK
Best movies:
The Secret Adversary (1983) (TV movie)
El Cid (1961)
The Dam Busters (1955)
![Raymond Huntley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/634/160634267_037632.jpg)
Raymond Huntley
UK
Best movies:
Room at the Top (1959)
À bout de souffle (1960)
The Dam Busters (1955)
![Gerald Harper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/375/161375697_6f5e72.jpg)
Gerald Harper
UK
Best movies:
The Dam Busters (1955)
A Night to Remember (1958)
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
Richard Thorp
UK
Best movies:
The Dam Busters (1955)
Hugh Manning
UK
Best movies:
L'Homme éléphant (1980)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Our Man in Havana (1959)
![Peter Diamond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/360/161360954_8403a1.jpg)
Peter Diamond
UK
Best movies:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
La Guerre des étoiles (1977)