Movie · 1955
The Dam Busters
Released 16 May 1955 More from 1955 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Charles Carson
as Doctor
Basil Sydney
as Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.
Raymond Huntley
as Official, National Physical Laboratory
Laurence Naismith
as Farmer
Derek Farr
as Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Lloyd Lamble
as Collins (uncredited)
Richard Todd
as Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
Richard Leech
as Squadron Leader H. M. Young, D.F.C.
Philip Latham
as Flight Sergeant (uncredited)
Peter Diamond
as Tail Gunner (uncredited)
George Baker
as Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Gerald Harper
as RAF Officer (uncredited)
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The numbers
45years between the oldest and youngest billed
69Charles Carson — oldest on the call sheet
24Gerald Harper — youngest billed
40average age of the credited cast