Get All The Greatest Big Band & Jazz Music On 10 Different CD's From The Roaring 20's To The Swinging Jazz 30's And To The Post World War II Era... The Dam Busters is a 1955 British war film, set during the Second World War, and based on the true story of the RAF's 617 Squadron, the development of the "bouncing bomb", and Operation Chastise, the attack on the Ruhr dams in Germany. The film falls into two distinct parts. First, Wallis struggles to develop a means of attacking Germany's dams, in the hope of crippling German heavy industry. Working for the Ministry of Aircraft Production, as well as doing his own job at Vickers, he works feverishly to make practical his theory of a bouncing bomb which would skip over the water to avoid protective torpedo nets. When it came into contact with the dam, it would sink before exploding, making it much more destructive. Wallis calculates that the aircraft will have to fly extremely low (150 ft) to enable the bombs to skip over the water correctly, but when he takes his conclusions to the Ministry he is told that lack of production capacity means they cannot go ahead with his proposals. Angry and frustrated, Wallis secures an interview with Sir Arthur "Bomber" Harris, the head of Bomber Command, who at first is reluctant to take the idea seriously. But he is eventually convinced and takes the idea to the Prime Minister, who authorises the project. Bomber Command forms a special squadron of Lancaster bombers, 617 Squadron, to be commanded by Wing Commander Guy Gibson. He recruits experienced crews, especially those with low-altitude flight experience. While they train for the mission, Wallis continues his development of the bomb but has problems, such as the bomb breaking apart upon hitting the water. This requires the drop altitude to be reduced to 60 feet. With only a few weeks to go, he succeeds in fixing the problems and the mission can go ahead. The bombers attack the dams. Several Lancasters and their crews are lost, but the overall mission succeeds and two dams are breached. The film's reflective last minutes convey the poignant mix of emotions felt by the characters – triumph over striking a successful blow against the enemy's industrial base is greatly tempered by the sobering knowledge that many died in the process of delivering it. Starring ... Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Basil Sydney Director: Michael Anderson Producers: Robert Clark and W.A. Whittaker Released - May 16, 1955 (UK) Length - 119 minutes Music Composers: Eric Coates and Leighton Lucas Movie Distributed by Pathé To search and purchase anything related with the movie listed on this page The Dam Busters ,then simply just click on this link here. Thank you... Click on VHS tape for enlarged view CLICK HERE to buy this VHS tape MOVIE THEME SONGS The Dam Busters 'March' - MP3 ... 1.33M Click CD for enlarged view or Download as Album Art CLICK HERE to buy this CD Click on Blu-Ray for enlarged view CLICK HERE to Buy Blu-Ray Click on DVD tape for enlarged view CLICK HERE to Purchase DVD Click on DVD tape for enlarged view CLICK HERE to Purchase DVD Click on DVD tape for enlarged view CLICK HERE to Purchase DVD Click on Blu-Ray for enlarged view CLICK HERE to Buy Blu-Ray View The Movie Image Library (Movie Stills) - The Dam Busters OR Click Here To View Return to the "World War II" Index Page Get your favorite "MILITARY & WAR" videos in the BLU-RAY, DVD, VHS format or the CD soundtracks which can be purchased through AMAZON.com . Thank you very much... Please Help Support This Site By Purchasing A Couple Of CD's Come Visit The Historic Complete Victory At Sea Online Homepage