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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Binding: DVD
EAN: 7321900380867
Format: PAL
Number Of Discs: 1
Region Code: 2
Sales Rank: 156196
Theatrical Release Date: 1954
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Something of a cult item among British war movies, The Dam Busters turns a minor World War II incident into a heroic saga in the classic British style. A bombing raid is proposed on a strategically vital dam, but its position is inaccessible. Enter eccentric inventor Dr Barnes Wallis (Michael Redgrave in best daffy professor mode) who comes up with a genius idea--a bomb that will bounce on water like a skimmed pebble. Naturally the top brass dismiss it, but gallant Wing Commander Guy Gibson (Richard Todd) is persuaded, and he and Wallis forge ahead. The touches of carefully understated emotion now verge on self-parody, but it's hard not to get caught up in the narrative sweep, especially when the bombers take off on their mission and Eric Coates' stirring march hits the soundtrack. The model work, state-of-the-art for its early 1950s period, still looks impressive, and a moment involving a pet rivals the shooting of Bambi's mother. --Philip Kemp
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Brilliant must-see film
I first saw this film when I was 7 years old in 1965. My father was an RAF pilot in WW11 and since his passing I will watch this film maybe once a year, as it never fails to remind me of the kind of person he was.
I'm not sure wether we still have this kind of bloke existing in the PC ,dumbed-down, useless rabid feminist, "Chav" society that is Britain today.
It's a humbling tragic story that needs to be told as it all happened. Regardless of the pro's and cons of how effective ... Read More
Rating: - Classics just get better
The classic war story, unembellished and pretty much the way Paul Brickhill wrote it in his book. Why oh why movie makers today feel the need to remake films which frankly cannot be improved upon is beyond me. Watching this again makes me realize that Peter Jackson is setting himself a monumental task, but if it helps educate another generation about one of the great events of the second world war, so be it. I would still encourage everyone to watch the original. This is a great story, a true story and a ... Read More
Rating: - The Dam Busters
Another true War time movie.The speicial affects at the dam attacts were a little fake but altogether a good film.A remake of th film was spokened of but the word nigger would have to be changed!!
Rating: - Who Needs Special Effects?
This film was exciting when I saw it in 1956 in Holland, and it is just as exciting now. How can one miss with the superb talent of Michael Redgrave, the stirring music of Eric Coates, and a gripping yarn that happens to be true? Much of the fascination of this film stems from its depiction of Barnes Wallis's process of planning and perfecting the bouncing bomb, and persuading Whitehall to go along with his eccentric idea. Equally interesting are the various makeshift devices, such as the range-finding lights ... Read More
Rating: - Brilliant then, excellent still
I had the good fortune to first see this movie in the cinema in 1956 in Germany. Perhaps surprisingly, the German audience cheered wildly as the bombs exploded! On the other hand, maybe they just enjoyed a gripping tale, superbly acted. My father, after the movie, took me to see the (rebuilt) dams as we lived quite close to them. I vividly remember standing on the Mohne Dam, looking at the new concrete between the towers, and imagining the Lancaster bombers rushing toward me over the water. The movie has been a ... Read More
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