The Dam Busters (1955)
Genre: Drama / War
Duration: 124 minuten
Alternative titles: The Dambusters / De Dambrekers
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: Michael Anderson
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Richard Todd and Basil Sydney
IMDb score:
7,4 (12.218)
Releasedate: 16 May 1955
The Dam Busters plot
1942. By throwing a heavy bomb at the right place on the Ruhrdam, a large part of the German war industry can be shut down. The plan is being worked out and someone is being trained to lead the operation.
Actors and actresses
Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.
Mrs. Wallis
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.
Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E.
Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.
Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Doctor
Sir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S.
Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
Reviews & comments
Quido
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- 14649 messages
- 6106 votes
More than a nice war film from the old box, which only lasts a little too long. The last half hour consists mainly of the same images: planes attacking the intended dams. At some point you have seen it often enough.
The special effects are mediocre. The anti-aircraft guns and explosions don't look very realistic. I was a bit annoyed though.
Despite the unsurprising and original moments, the film manages to generate some tension, which keeps you watching fascinated for two hours (except for a few scenes towards the end). Especially because of the good photography, nice music and the good acting it is more than worth it.
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Roger Thornhill
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- 6070 messages
- 2476 votes
This remains an impressive and exciting film that only suffers from the mediocre FX (the overpainted bombs on the water in the beginning, the German anti-aircraft guns, the exploding dams, the locomotive that ends up in the water). The build-up is calm but never boring, with the jumping back and forth between Wallis and Gibson's preparations providing effective variety, and the calm homecoming of the survivors and the silent absence of the missing and fallen is poignant: "Aren't [ i]you[/i] going to turn in, Gibby?" "No, I... I have to write some letters first." Excellent understated acting in the best English tradition, with the absence of love affairs as an added plus; especially Redgrave is strong as a doubting but fortunately not a clichéd absent-minded professor. Small role for Robert Shaw, very small role for Patrick McGoohan.
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james_cameron
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- 7060 messages
- 9825 votes
Entertaining, albeit too long, war film about the plan of the Allies to blow up three dams in the Ruhr area, as a result of which a large part of the German war industry would come to a standstill. The build-up is on the slow side and many characters remain underexposed, but fortunately the film is nevertheless fascinating and we are working towards an exciting climax. It is a pity that director Michael Anderson's ambitions turned out to be greater than the budget, given certain clumsy special effects. And that black dog named Nigger is of course not acceptable, not even at the time.
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