Pays
Royaume-Uni
Date
16 mai 1955
Classification
U
5.0/10
En 1942, alors que l'Angleterre ne cesse d'être victime des raids aériens allemands, l'ingénieur Barnes N. Wallis étudie le moyen de faire sauter les trois barrages de la Moehne sur la Ruhr. Seule une bombe explosant au fond de l'eau pourra, l'onde de choc aidant, ébranler la formidable maçonnerie. Wallis parvient à ses fins en imaginant un engin cylindrique de cinq tonnes qui, lâché à une vitesse précise et une distance bien déterminée, rebondira par ricochets sur la surface de l'eau pour couler au pied du barrage. Après plusieurs tentatives infructueuses sur des maquettes, Wallis réussit à faire adopter son projet par la R.A.F. grâce à l'intervention du général Arthur Harris. Aidé du commandant Whitworth, le lieutenant-colonel Gibson, à la tête d'un imposant groupe d'aviateurs, met au point la technique très délicate du bombardement...
| Acteur | Rôle |
|---|---|
| Charles Carson | Doctor |
| Stanley Van Beers | Sir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S. |
| Colin Tapley | Doctor W.H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E. |
| Frederick Leister | Committee Member |
| Eric Messiter | Committee Member |
| Laidman Browne | Committee Member |
| Raymond Huntley | Official, National Physical Laboratory |
| Hugh Manning | Official, Ministry of Aircraft Production |
| Edwin Styles | Observer at Trials |
| Hugh Moxey | Observer at Trials |
| Anthony Shaw | R.A.F. Officer at Trials |
| Laurence Naismith | Farmer |
| Harold Siddons | Group Signals Officer |
| Frank Phillips | BBC Announcer |
| Brewster Mason | Flt / Lt. R. D. Trevor-Roper, D.F.C., D.F.M. |
| Tony Doonan | Flt / Lt. R. E. G. Hutchison, D.F.C. |
| Nigel Stock | Flying / Off. F. M. Spafford, D.F.C., D.F.M. |
| Brian Nissen | Flt / Lt. A. T. Taerum, D.F.C. |
| Robert Shaw | Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M. |
| Peter Assinder | Plt/Off. G. A. Deering, D.F.C. |
| Richard Leech | Squadron Leader H. M. Young, D.F.C. |
| Richard Thorp | Squadron Leader H. E. Maudslay, D.F.C. |
| John Fraser | Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C. |
| David Morell | Flight Lieutenant W. Astell, D.F.C. |
| 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. |
| Ronald Wilson | Flight Lieutenant D. J. Shannon, D.S.O., D.F.C. |
| Denys Graham | Flying Officer L. G. Knight, D.S.O. |
| Basil Appleby | Flight Lieutenant R. C. Hay, D.F.C. |
| Tim Turner | Flight Lieutenant J. F. Leggo, D.F.C. |
| Ewen Solon | Flight Sergeant G. E. Powell |
| Harold Goodwin | Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman |
| Patrick McGoohan | Guard at door (uncredited) |
| Peter Arne | Staff Officer to Air-Vice Marshal Cochrane (uncredited) |
| Edward Cast | Crew Member (uncredited) |
| Richard Coleman | RAF Officer (uncredited) |
| Peter Diamond | Tail Gunner (uncredited) |
| Gerald Harper | RAF Officer (uncredited) |
| Arthur Howard | RAF Pay Clerk in NAAFI (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Lamble | Collins (uncredited) |
| Philip Latham | Flight Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Edwin Richfield | RAF Officer (uncredited) |
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Dam Busters |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United Kingdom |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Associated British Picture Corporation |
| Data di uscita | 16 maggio 1955 |
| Writer | R.C. Sherriff, Paul Brickhill, Guy Gibson |
| Casting | Robert Lennard, G. B. Walker |
| Editors | Richard Best, Philip Barnikel |
| Cinematography | Erwin Hillier, Norman Warwick |
| Asst. Directors | John Street, Michael Anderson, Thelma Orr |
| Camera Operators | Norman Warwick, Erwin Hillier |
| Add. Photography | Erwin Hillier, Norman Warwick |
| Production Design | Robert Jones |
| Art Direction | Robert Jones |
| Set Decoration | Robert Jones |
| Special Effects | George Blackwell, Gilbert Taylor |
| Composer | Leighton Lucas, Arthur Southgate, Harold V. King, Louis Levy, Les Hammond |
| Sound | Leighton Lucas, Arthur Southgate, Harold V. King, Louis Levy, Les Hammond |
| Costume Design | Stuart Freeborn, Hilda Fox |
| Makeup | Stuart Freeborn, Hilda Fox |
| Hairstyling | Stuart Freeborn, Hilda Fox |
Pays
Royaume-Uni
Date
16 mai 1955
Classification
U
Pays
États-Unis
Date
04 oct. 1955
Classification
NR
Pays
Irlande
Date
14 oct. 1955
Classification
PG
Pays
Australie
Date
16 oct. 1955
Classification
PG
Pays
Suède
Date
17 oct. 1955
Classification
15
Pays
Pays-Bas
Date
21 avr. 2005
Classification
6
Note
DVD
Pays
Royaume-Uni
Date
14 juin 2010
Classification
U
Note
DVD
Pays
Allemagne
Date
07 mars 2013
Classification
12
Note
DVD
Pays
Allemagne
Date
17 janv. 1975
Note
TV premiere (ZDF)
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