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The Dam Busters

1955 · 124 min

A stirring, methodical wartime procedural that builds quiet tension and ends on a note of sobering loss.

Overview
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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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • ambition
  • survival
  • grief
  • loyalty
Places
  • workplace
  • military
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, history, war
Directed by
Michael Anderson
Written by
R.C. Sherriff
Starring
Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Basil Sydney, Patrick Barr, Ernest Clark, Derek Farr, Charles Carson
Cinematography
Erwin Hillier
Runtime
124 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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