The Dam Busters

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Special Effects

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The Dam Busters

literary work

Story Setting

Set In

England

Themes & Subjects

#aviation#worldwarii

Characters

Guy Gibson

William Glanville

Joseph Summers

Les Knight

Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet

Ralph Cochrane

David Maltby

David Pye

Dave Shannon

Dinghy Young

Harold Brownlow Martin

Barnes Wallis

John Whitworth

John Vere Hopgood

Henry Eric Maudslay

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Erwin Hillier

Film Editing

Richard Best

Music / Score

Eric Coates

Production Companies

Associated British Picture Corporation

Distributors

Associated British Picture Corporation

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Where to Watch The Dam Busters

Available in 20 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	—	Kanopy, Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU	Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, JustWatch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
Canada	—	Hoopla	Apple TV Store, Plex	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
AustraliaPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United KingdomU

AustraliaPG

Germany12

IrelandPG

Netherlands6

Sweden15

Production

Director

Michael Anderson

Writers

Paul Brickhill, Guy Gibson, R.C. Sherriff

Production Companies

Associated British Picture Corporation

Cast

Richard Todd

Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.

Michael Redgrave

Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.

Ursula Jeans

Mrs. Wallis

Basil Sydney

Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.

Patrick Barr

Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E.

Ernest Clark

Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.

Derek Farr

Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C.

Charles Carson

Doctor

Stanley Van Beers

Sir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S.

Colin Tapley

Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.

Frederick Leister

Committee Member

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Eric Messiter

Committee Member

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