The Dam Busters (1955) Watch Online Trailer

The British are desperate to shorten the length of WW2 and propose a daring raid to smash Germany's industrial heart. At first the objective looks impossible until a British scientist invents an ingenious weapon capable of destroying the planned target.



The Dam Busters (1955)
Released: 16 Jul 1955
Runtime: 105 min
Rated: APPROVED
Director: Michael Anderson
Writer(s): Paul Brickhill (book), Guy Gibson (based on Wing Comdr. Gibson's own account in "Enemy Coast Ahead"), R.C. Sherriff (screenplay)
Actors: Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Charles Carson, Stanley Van Beers
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 nominations.
IMDB Ratings: 7.4



Plot: Adapted by R.C. Sherriff from Guy Gibson's book Enemy Coast Ahead, The Dam Busters is a docudrama following 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'