The Dam Busters is a 1955 British epic docudrama war film starring Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave, that was directed by Michael Anderson. Adapted by R. C. Sherriff from the books The Dam Busters (1951) by Paul Brickhill and Enemy Coast Ahead (1946) by Guy Gibson, the film depicts the true story of Operation Chastise when in 1943 the RAF's 617 Squadron attacked the Möhne, Eder, and Sorpe dams in Nazi Germany with Barnes Wallis's bouncing bomb.
The Dam Busters (1955)
Directed by Michael Anderson
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, War |
Sub-Genres - Historical Film |
Release Date - May 16, 1955 |
Run Time - 124 min. |
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Box Office
$80,967
Themes
Tags
Aviation, British, Dam, True Stories
Attributes
Based On: The Dam Busters
Narrative Location: England
Subject: aviation, World War II
Narrative Location: England
Subject: aviation, World War II
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Alternate Titles
A gátrobbantók
HU
De dambrekers
BE
De flögo österut
SE
Distrugătorii de baraje
RO
Esquadrilha Heróica
PT
I guastatori delle dighe
IT
Labaredas do Inferno
BR
Les briseurs de barrages
BE, FR
Los destructores de diques
ES
Mai '43 - Die Zerstörung der Talsperren
DE
Mai 1943 - Die Zerstörung der Talsperren
DE
Misión de valientes
AR
Mørkets eskadrille
DK
Nocny nalot
PL
Sadshekanan
IR
Skvadron 617
NO
Ta frouria katarreoun
GR
Taivaalla palaa
FI
The Dam Busters
AU, CA, HU, IN, GB
The Dambusters
, US
Τα Φρούρια Καταρρέουν
GR
Разрушители плотин
, RU
暁の出撃（1955）
JP