| Uniform Title |
Dam busters (Motion picture : 1955) |
| Title |
The dam busters. |
| Edition |
Special anniversary edition. |
| Published |
Australia : Studio Canal Films : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, ©2017. |
| ©1954. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (108 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : D49369. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1955. |
| Based on a true story and the books "Dam busters" 1951 by Paul Brickhill and "Enemy coast ahead" 1946 by Guy Gibson. |
| Extras : DAMBUSTERS - 617 Squadron remember, Exclusive new documentary narrated by Max Arthur. |
| Credits |
Directed by Michael Anderson ; screenplay by R. C. Sherriff. |
| Performers |
Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave. |
| Summary |
The British are desperate to shorten the length of World War II and propose a daring raid to smash Germany's industrial heart. At first, the objective looks impossible until a British scientist invents an ingenious weapon capable of destroying the planned target. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification: PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 & Mono ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Full frame 1.33:1. |
| Language note |
In English. No subtitles. |
| Subjects |
Brickhill, Paul -- Film adaptations |
| Gibson, Guy -- Film adaptations |
| Great Britain. -- Royal Air Force. -- Squadron, 617 -- Drama |
| Operation Chastise, 1943 -- Drama |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Germany -- Drama |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British -- Drama |
| Historical reenactments -- Drama |
| Bombing, Aerial -- Germany -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Motion pictures, British |
| Möhne River Dam (Germany) -- Drama |
| Sorpe Lake (Germany) -- Drama |
| Eder Reservoir (Germany) -- Drama |
| Genre |
War films |
| Historical films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Anderson, Michael, 1920-2018 director. |
| Sherriff, R. C. (Robert Cedric), 1896-1975 screenwriter. |
| Todd, Richard, 1919-2009 actor. |
| Redgrave, Michael actor. |
| Brickhill, Paul. Dam busters Motion picture adaptation of (work). |
| Gibson, Guy. Enemy coast ahead Motion picture adaptation of (work). |
| Series |
Classics remastered |
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