The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 Squadron 'The Dam Busters'.
Directed by
Michael Anderson
Robert Shaw
Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.
Patrick McGoohan
Guard at door (uncredited)
Laurence Naismith
Farmer
Richard Todd
Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
John Fraser
Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.
Brenda De Banzie
Waitress (uncredited)
Nigel Stock
Flying / Off. F. M. Spafford, D.F.C., D.F.M.
Peter Arne
Staff Officer to Air-Vice Marshal Cochrane (uncredited)
Peter Diamond
Tail Gunner (uncredited)
Ursula Jeans
Mrs. Wallis
Basil Sydney
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.
George Baker
Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Bill Kerr
Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C.
Harold Goodwin
Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman
Michael Redgrave
Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.
Tim Turner
Flight Lieutenant J. F. Leggo, D.F.C.
Raymond Huntley
Official, National Physical Laboratory
Gerald Harper
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Patrick Barr
Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E.
Denys Graham
Flying Officer L. G. Knight, D.S.O.
Derek Farr
Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Ewen Solon
Flight Sergeant G. E. Powell
Frederick Leister
Committee Member
Ernest Clark
Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.