The Dam Busters
NR
7.4
1955
2 hr 4 min
Drama
, Action
, History
, Thriller
, War
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'.
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- Cast：
- Richard Todd , Michael Redgrave , Ursula Jeans , Basil Sydney , Patrick Barr , Ernest Clark , Derek Farr
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Reviews
Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful
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This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
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A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
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There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
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