The dam busters is a british movie telling a true story about the innovative bombs and bombing techniques created by engineer barnes wallis. The story of how the british attacked german dams in world war ii by using an ingenious technique to drop bombs where they would be most effective. Dam busters footage restored using ultrahigh definition techniques. Advanced aerial shooting and effects plus notable british composure as commander gibson richard todd leads the climactic raid on germany in the dam busters, 1955 view the tcmdb entry for the dam busters 1955. British board of film classification has upgraded classic war movies warning rating over discriminatory language. October 19, 2011 october 19, 2011 charlesfoster 2 comments. The film is in two parts, the testing and planing of the bombing raid and the second. The british pathe archive site now has an eight minute film clip about the dam busters. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for the dam busters 1955. Wwii british movie made in 1955, focused on the efforts of the british to come up with a way to blow up strategically important german dams. Racist name of dam busters dog will not be censored in 75th.
The dam busters is newly restored in 4k to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the famous wwii raid. The picture and sound is great as are some of the extras. The dam busters, a 1955 film about operation chastise, based on paul brickhills eponymous 1951 book. At no time in the film is a b17 visible in the british release of the film.
It is a copy of my book, the complete dambusters, and it has been signed on the title page by both of the last two men alive who took part in the dams raid, george johnny johnson and fred sutherland. The reshowing of the 1955 film does however give me a good excuse to show this picture again, kindly sent to me by jan kmiecik, whose father was flt sgt joe kmiecik, a second world war veteran who took part in the filming of the dam busters in 1954. This film is stirring stuff, portraying an uphill battle and a race against time to complete an almost impossible task. Dam busters film a true story ready to be remade by spielberg apparently. Dambusters declassified documentary full 1 hour version martin. Dam busters 1955 film pathe news coverage of dam busters premiere. Detailing this true story, the movie not only looks at the development. The film is in two parts, the testing and planing of the bombing raid and the second part the training of the flight crews and the. Why the 1955 dam busters film didnt tell the real story. Sir peter jacksons dam busters film fails to take off unlike the brave men of bomber command who hit those dams so accurately over 70 years. The dam busters 1955 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. The dam busters is a 1955 british epic war film starring richard todd and michael redgrave. Barnes wallis, who developed these unorthodox explosives.
Wing commander guy gibsons lancaster crew attacks the mohne dam while under fire from the dams defences. Interesting documentary that also tells the story of the raid very well. Opening titles for the hit 1955 british technowarthriller the dam busters, directed by michael anderson, starring michael redgrave and richard todd view the tcmdb entry for the dam busters 1955. Scientist wallis michael redgrave explains his frustration at trying to create his earthquake bomb to his family doctor charles carson in an early scene from the dam busters, 1955 view the tcmdb entry for the dam busters 1955. Dambusters declassified documentary full 1 hour version martin shaw. The dam busters is a 1955 british film starring richard todd and michael redgrave. The dam busters is newly restored in 4k to commemorate the 75th anniversary. I read the dam busters as a kid and later saw the movie, and have picked up other information over the years, but with this story, i learned some new things. The dam busters is a 1955 british war film, set during the second world war, and based on the true story of the rafs 617 squadron, the development of the bouncing bomb, and operation chastise. However the b17 crashing appears in a version of the film.
The number of actors left who played parts in the original 1955 film the dam busters has been sadly diminished over the last few years with the deaths of richard todd, george baker and richard thorp. With richard todd, michael redgrave, ursula jeans, basil sydney. This year sees the 70th anniversary of operation chastise more popularly known today as the dam busters raid, which occurred on may 16th 1943 resulting in. Le film the dam busters 1955 vostfr admin 20170711t04. The dam busters dvdavailable online at the canadian warplane heritage museum gift shop. The first section shows 1943 newsreel of the king and queens visit to scampton after the dams raid and the later investiture at. In britain the raid has acquired a legendary status, witnessed in the torrent of new books, articles and gala screening of the 1955 film the dam. The movie details the struggles facing the engineer and the squadron of lancaster bombers chosen to complete his daring bombing raid.
But, overriding personal tastes, the film is an outstanding tribute to a triumphant moment in british history and a superior item of filmmaking. Operation chastise was an attack on german dams carried out on 1617 may 1943 by royal air force no. The dam busters we filmed in the 50s and because it was only a few years after wwii had ended, the bombs used in the film are shown as large round balls rather than in their true shape of short stubby cylinders. To this list must now sadly be added bill kerr, the australian actor who. The dambusters filming locations find that location. Somebody keeps adding words to the effect that some ground. Home video extra clip from anchor bay entertainment. The mission is regarded as a wartime triumph and resulted in acclaimed 1955 film the dam busters, starring michael redgrave and richard. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The dam busters official trailer newly restored in 4k youtube. Peter jackson is to tell the true story of the dam busters in a film remake. The dam busters is a really well executed and complete record of a very. The dambusters movie does anybody know which grass airfield was used for some of the formation takeoff shots of lancasters in the movie the dambusters 1954. I dont think its wartime footage as the aircraft shown appear to be those provided by the raf for use for the film i.
The story of the dam busters is one which brings out several features of the british the sophistication of their engineering innovation, the bravery of their armed forces, the incompetence of their leaders and their unerring ability to be first in a technical field and then leave it to others to make money. Dam busters movie the heroics of the men shown here who had to fly at terrifyingly low levels to accomplish their mission is truly amazing. The dam busters dvd canadian warplane museum online gift shop. As well as the dam busters, other upcoming 4k restored films will include. The film traces how these bombs were dropped by lowflying bombers into dams in the ruhr water system, causing major flooding and. Adam helliker on sir peter jacksons dam busters film. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the dam busters 1955. Unique is a pretty overworked adjective these days, but here is something that i am confident is exactly that.
In my continuing quest to watch all the movies on netflix so you dont have to, i took on the dam busters a few days ago. Dont miss a special royal albert hall gala screening of the much loved british classic, presented by dan snow and broadcast to cinemas across the country for one day only on may 17th. British filming locations for the movie the dam busters 1955 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. The dam busters 1955 after inventing the bouncing bomb, which can skip across water until it encounters a dam to explode, dr. The british film tells the story of the development and utilization of the. Operation chastise, an attack by the raf on german dams in world war ii. Ever since the first of several viewings back in the 1950s, the dam busters has remained one of my favourite films, so this special edition bluraydvd box set was an essential item for my collection. Actor martin shaw takes to the skies to retrace the 1943 raid by 617 squadron, which used a bouncing bomb to destroy german dams, in a bid. Derwent, derbyshire target practice for the mission to destroy the great dams of western germany scampton air force base. The british film tells the story of the development and utilization of the bouncing bombs in wwii.
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