
The Dam Busters
Drama | Action
Release Date
May 16, 1955
Duration
124 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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'.
Casts

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

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

Mrs. Wallis
Ursula Jeans

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

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

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

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

Doctor
Charles Carson

Sir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S.
Stanley Van Beers

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

Committee Member
Frederick Leister

Committee Member
Eric Messiter

Committee Member
Laidman Browne

Official, National Physical Laboratory
Raymond Huntley

Official, Ministry of Aircraft Production
Hugh Manning

Observer at Trials
Edwin Styles

Observer at Trials
Hugh Moxey

R.A.F. Officer at Trials
Anthony Shaw

Farmer
Laurence Naismith

Group Signals Officer
Harold Siddons

BBC Announcer
Frank Phillips

Flt / Lt. R. D. Trevor-Roper, D.F.C., D.F.M.
Brewster Mason

Flt / Lt. R. E. G. Hutchison, D.F.C.
Tony Doonan

Flying / Off. F. M. Spafford, D.F.C., D.F.M.
Nigel Stock

Flt / Lt. A. T. Taerum, D.F.C.
Brian Nissen

Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.
Robert Shaw

Plt/Off. G. A. Deering, D.F.C.
Peter Assinder

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

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

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

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

Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C.
Bill Kerr

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

Flight Lieutenant D. J. Shannon, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Ronald Wilson

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

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

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

Flight Sergeant G. E. Powell
Ewen Solon

Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman
Harold Goodwin

Guard at door (uncredited)
Patrick McGoohan

Staff Officer to Air-Vice Marshal Cochrane (uncredited)
Peter Arne

Crew Member (uncredited)
Edward Cast

RAF Officer (uncredited)
Richard Coleman

Waitress (uncredited)
Brenda De Banzie

Tail Gunner (uncredited)
Peter Diamond

RAF Officer (uncredited)
Gerald Harper

RAF Pay Clerk in NAAFI (uncredited)
Arthur Howard

Collins (uncredited)
Lloyd Lamble

Flight Sergeant (uncredited)
Philip Latham

RAF Officer (uncredited)
Edwin Richfield
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