Directed by:
Michael AndersonScreenplay:
R.C. SherriffCinematography:
Erwin HillierComposer:
Leighton LucasCast:
Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Basil Sydney, Derek Farr, Stanley Van Beers, Colin Tapley, Ursula Jeans, Laurence Naismith, Robert Shaw, George Baker (more)Plots(1)
The Dam Busters is a 1955 British war film, set during the Second World War, and based on the true story of the RAF's 617 Squadron, the development of the bouncing bomb, and Operation Chastise, the attack on the Ruhr dams in Germany. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Edward Cast](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/379/161379935_3acc00.jpg)
Edward Cast
UK
Best movies:
Tiger Bay (1959)
The One That Got Away (1957)
The Dam Busters (1955)
![Nigel Stock](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/382/161382440_6ab49c.jpg)
Nigel Stock
Malta
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
The Password is Courage (1962)
Never Let Go (1960)
![Edwin Richfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/388/161388183_fcf11c.jpg)
Edwin Richfield
UK
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
![Harold Siddons](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/391/161391637_6a9bca.jpg)
Harold Siddons
UK
Best movies:
The Silent Enemy (1958)
The Dam Busters (1955)
A Night to Remember (1958)
![Jack Mcnaughton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/391/161391707_24e6cf.jpg)
Jack Mcnaughton
UK
Best movies:
The Dam Busters (1955)
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
![Ernest Clark](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/398/161398586_4eb772.jpg)
Ernest Clark
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
A Stitch in Time (1963)
The Dam Busters (1955)
![Ewen Solon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/527/161527139_2272a4.jpg)
Ewen Solon
New Zealand
Best movies:
The Silent Enemy (1958)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Lion of the Desert (1981)
![Richard Coleman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/475/161475003_047f03.jpg)
Richard Coleman
UK
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Dam Busters (1955)
10 Rillington Place (1971)
![Lloyd Lamble](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/507/161507175_2c39fb.jpg)
Lloyd Lamble
Australia
Best movies:
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
The Dam Busters (1955)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
![Denys Graham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/544/161544002_0acfea.jpg)
Denys Graham
UK
Best movies:
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) (TV movie)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Zulu (1964)
Charles Carson
UK
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge (1952)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
Bill Kerr
South Africa
Best movies:
Anzacs (1985) (series)
Dusty (1983)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Richard Leech
Ireland
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Florence Nightingale (1985) (TV movie)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Hugh Moxey
UK
Best movies:
The Silent Enemy (1958)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
David Morrell
UK
Best movies:
The Dam Busters (1955)
Tony Doonan
UK
Best movies:
The Dam Busters (1955)
The Angry Silence (1960)
Two Way Stretch (1960)
John Breslin
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Reach for the Sky (1956)