Something of a cult item among British war movies (and brilliantly spoofed a few years ... more
back by a lager ad),The Dam Bustersturns a minor World War II incident into a saga of heroic stiff-upper-lippery in the classic British style. A bombing raid is prop...
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A much-loved British classic, Michael Anderson's 1954 drama captures the tension and ... more
bravery of an audacious raid on the centre of Nazi Germany's industrial complex, and the quintessentially English combination of inventiveness and dogged determination...
Something of a cult item among British war movies (and brilliantly spoofed a few years ... more
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Dr Barnes Wallis was possessed with a seemingly crazy idea - the creation of a bouncing ... more
bomb designed to destroy the Ruhr dams and paralyse the enemy's industrial nerve centre. He fought persistent scepticism and disbelief that such a feat was possibl...
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A much-loved British classic, Michael Anderson’s 1954 drama captures thetension ... more
and bravery of an audacious raid on the centre of Nazi Germany’sindustrial complex, and the quintessentially English combination ofinventiveness and dogged determination.Split into two distinct sections, the film deals first with the fraught, but ultimatelysuccessful development of a new weapon by Dr. Barnes N. Wallis (MichaelRedgrave). The second and pacier section deals with the mission itself duringthe British raid on the Ruhr Dams, and its associated costs for the enemy andfor the British airmen.Adapted by R.C. Sherriff from Paul Brickhill’s book Enemy Coast Ahead andfeaturing superlative special effects photography by Gilbert Taylor (to saynothing of Eric Coates’ stirring theme tune), The Dam Busters was Britain’sbiggest box-office success of 1955. Shot in black and white to allow theintegration of original footage of the bomb trails, the film boasts a gritty’,documentary-style reality.
617 Squadron was founded for Operation Chastise - the raid on the Ruhr dams. Using Barnes ... more
Wallis' bouncing bomb, hand-picked crews trained day and night over British reservoirs. In the film, starring Richard Todd as Guy Gibson VC, the raid has become the stuff of legend - the story of the Dam Busters.
This text combines film analysis and political history to discuss the "The Dam Busters", a ... more
film which is both a British institution and a fine war film. Ramsden offers an all-round review of the film and its place in British and cinematic history, aimed at historians and film enthusiasts alike.
On 17th May 1943, nearly 350 million tonnes of water crashed into the valleys of the Ruhr, ... more
when the Lancasters of 617 Squadron breached the giant Moehne and Eder Dams with colossal 'blockbuster' bombs. This presents the story of that raid and the squadron who carried it through.
Production Year: 1965 - War - Director: Anthony Mann - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Michael Redgrave, Roy Dotrice, Anton Diffring
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Advantages: great film, based on a true story, low flying sequences Disadvantages: some special effects
to destroy the Möhne, Sorpe and the Eder Dam's in an attempt to cripple Germany's ability to make war. The reality was that although two of the Dams were breached, output was back to pre-raid levels just over one month later. (That however is outside the remit of the film).
What is distinctive about the movie is that it dedicates a lot of time (around three quarters of it) on Wallis and his idea for the bouncing bomb, from initial tests which involved shooting a marble across a water filled container, up until testing the full sized test bomb, with the actual raid only taking up the last quarter of the film. This makes the DamBusters a kind of mini biography on Wallis himself rather than the end result of what happened with his invention. But it isn't a science filled bore of a film with lots of physics and mathematics, but instead ...
Advantages: Richard Todd... Lancaster Bombers...... Disadvantages: It's a true story.
I share a birthday with a very famous Actor, by the name of Richard Todd. Richard Todd starred in a very famous and true film, called... The Dambusters.
The Dambusters is about the attack which took place on the Moehne, Eder and Sorpe Dams in Germany in 1943.
On the evening of the 16th of May, 1943, 19 Lancaster Bombers set out from R.A.F Scampton in Lincolnshire, to bomb and destroy these three targets. It was all the brain child of one Dr Barnes Neville Wallis. He had invented a bomb that could blow up a target by bouncing across water, and sinking down below the water to detonate at a certain depth.
In the early morning of May 17th, this was carried out with true grit and bravery.
The Dambusters is the story of what happened from the inventing of the bombs, and the dropping of them.
Initially, it was said that ...
Advantages: marvel at an engineering masterpiece, find out about its history Disadvantages: expensive tour, not much to do apart from looking down a wall
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Everyone, when in the area, should try and do one of two trips, of course both would be best: visit Grand Canyon - that big hole in the ground will leave you breathless - as well as take time out to see one of the 7 engineering wonders of the world, the one and only Hoover Dam. If you are pushed for time, Hoover Dam is the better option as it is only about 30 miles outside Las Vegas compared to the Grand Canyon with approx 280 miles (but doable in half a day if you either fly there or use a helicopter) and easily reached by either tour bus or rental car. And you don't need that much time either. Official tours can be booked in ...
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World War II adventure which centres around the RAF and their efforts to destroy the Ruhr dams in 1943.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT; ELEVATION SALES; TECHNICOLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Release date
08/01/2007
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
OPTD 0667
Barcode
5060034577201
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Scene selection
Aspect Ratio
1.33 Full Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital
DVD Description
One of the most popular British war films of all time, THE DAM BUSTERS tells the true story of one of the most daring and brilliant raids of World War II. With the campaign for Europe in the balance, Dr. Barnes Wallis (Michael Redgrave) comes up with an ingenious design for a bouncing bomb which could be used to target the great dams in Germany's Ruhr valley. Wing Commander Guy Gibson (Richard Todd) leads the specially-convened squadron on a mission that would become symbolic for the Allies eventual victory over Germany.
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