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ACTION

DRAMA

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'.

name	character
Basil Appleby	Flight Lieutenant R. C. Hay, D.F.C.
Peter Assinder	Plt/Off. G. A. Deering, D.F.C.
George Baker	Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Patrick Barr	Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E.
Stanley Van Beers	Sir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S.
Laidman Browne	Committee Member
Charles Carson	Doctor
Ernest Clark	Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.
Tony Doonan	Flt / Lt. R. E. G. Hutchison, D.F.C.
Derek Farr	Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C.
John Fraser	Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.
Harold Goodwin	Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman
Denys Graham	Flying Officer L. G. Knight, D.S.O.
Raymond Huntley	Official, National Physical Laboratory
Ursula Jeans	Mrs. Wallis
Bill Kerr	Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C.
Richard Leech	Squadron Leader H. M. Young, D.F.C.
Frederick Leister	Committee Member
Hugh Manning	Official, Ministry of Aircraft Production
Brewster Mason	Flt / Lt. R. D. Trevor-Roper, D.F.C., D.F.M.
Eric Messiter	Committee Member
David Morell	Flight Lieutenant W. Astell, D.F.C.
Hugh Moxey	Observer at Trials
Laurence Naismith	Farmer
Brian Nissen	Flt / Lt. A. T. Taerum, D.F.C.
Frank Phillips	BBC Announcer
Michael Redgrave	Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.
Anthony Shaw	R.A.F. Officer at Trials
Robert Shaw	Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.
Harold Siddons	Group Signals Officer
Ewen Solon	Flight Sergeant G. E. Powell
Nigel Stock	Flying / Off. F. M. Spafford, D.F.C., D.F.M.
Edwin Styles	Observer at Trials
Basil Sydney	Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.
Colin Tapley	Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
Richard Thorp	Squadron Leader H. E. Maudslay, D.F.C.
Richard Todd	Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
Tim Turner	Flight Lieutenant J. F. Leggo, D.F.C.
Ronald Wilson	Flight Lieutenant D. J. Shannon, D.S.O., D.F.C.

name
Michael Anderson	director
Paul Brickhill	writer (original)
Guy Gibson	writer (original)
Leighton Lucas	composer
R.C. Sherriff	screenplay