The read
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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'.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
166 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael AndersonDirector
- R.C. SherriffScreenplay
Cast
- Richard ToddWing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
- Michael RedgraveDoctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.
- Ursula JeansMrs. Wallis
- Basil SydneyAir Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.
- Patrick BarrCaptain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E.
- Ernest ClarkAir Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.
- Derek FarrGroup Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C.
- Charles CarsonDoctor
- Stanley Van BeersSir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S.
- Colin TapleyDoctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
- Frederick LeisterCommittee Member
- Eric MessiterCommittee Member