DAMBUSTERS, THE

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• Release Year: 1955
• Genre: Action, Drama, War
• Plot: 'A TERRIFIC AND EXCITING MOVIE... ONE OF THE GREATEST BRITISH FILMS OF ALL TIME!' - THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE; ; It was one of the most daring and controversial missions in WWII history: On May 17th, 1943, an elite RAF squadron flew deep into Germany's Ruhr Valley carrying five-ton experimental spinning bombs that needed to be dropped from a height of exactly 60 feet at precisely 240 mph in order to destroy three key dams in the Nazi industrial heartland. Oscar nominees Michael Redgrave and Richard Todd star in this gritty docudrama that depicts the infamous Ruhr Raid from drawing board to attack, hailed by critics as among the greatest war movies of all time.; ; Robert Shaw co-stars in this still-influential action classic directed by Oscar nominee Michael Anderson (AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS) and based on the international bestseller by Paul Brickhill (THE GREAT ESCAPE), presented here in its uncut UK version featuring footage not seen in the original American theatrical release.
• Cast: Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Basil Sydney, Patrick Barr, Ernest Clark, Derek Farr, Charles Carson, Stanley Van Beers, Colin Tapley, Frederick Leister, Eric Messiter, Laidman Browne, Raymond Huntley, Hugh Manning, Edwin Styles, Hugh Moxey, Anthony Shaw, Laurence Naismith, Harold Siddons, Frank Phillips, Brewster Mason, Tony Doonan, Nigel Stock, Brian Nissen, Robert Shaw, Peter Assinder, Richard Leech, Richard Thorp, John Fraser, David Morrell, Bill Kerr, George Baker, Ronald Wilson, Denys Graham, Basil Appleby, Tim Turner, Ewen Solon, Harold Goodwin, John Breslin, Edward Cast, John Cazabon, Richard Coleman, Peter Diamond, Gerald Harper, Arthur Howard, Lloyd Lamble, Philip Latham, Patrick McGoohan, Jack McNaughton, Nina Parry, Edwin Richfield, Fred Stroud, Robert Brooks Turner, Michael Anderson, Paul Brickhill, Guy Gibson, R.C. Sherriff, Erwin Hillier, Richard Best, Leighton Lucas
• Director: Michael Anderson
• Runtime: 2:05
• Company: Anchor Bay, Studio Canal
• Media Format: Movie