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)
Gerald Harper
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Michael Redgrave
Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.
John Fraser
Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.
Richard Todd
Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
Raymond Huntley
Official, National Physical Laboratory
Peter Diamond
Tail Gunner (uncredited)
Laurence Naismith
Farmer
Bill Kerr
Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C.
George Baker
Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Brenda De Banzie
Waitress (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman
Nigel Stock
Flying / Off. F. M. Spafford, D.F.C., D.F.M.
Edwin Richfield
RAF Officer (uncredited)
Patrick Barr
Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E.
Peter Arne
Staff Officer to Air-Vice Marshal Cochrane (uncredited)
Basil Sydney
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.
Philip Latham
Flight Sergeant (uncredited)
Lloyd Lamble
Collins (uncredited)
Ewen Solon
Flight Sergeant G. E. Powell
Derek Farr
Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Edwin Styles
Observer at Trials
Richard Thorp
Squadron Leader H. E. Maudslay, D.F.C.
Ernest Clark
Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.