The Dam Busters
1955 film by Michael Anderson
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Summary
The Dam Busters is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,668 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Michael Anderson[3]
- Screenwriter: R. C. Sherriff[4]
- Composer: Eric Coates[5]
- Genre: war film[6], drama film[7], historical film[8]
- Based on: The Dam Busters[9]
- Cast member: Richard Todd[10], Michael Redgrave[11], Ursula Jeans[12], Basil Sydney[13], Raymond Huntley[14], Laurence Naismith[15], Nigel Stock[16], Robert Shaw[17], Richard Leech[18], George Baker[19], Harold Goodwin[20], Peter Diamond[21], Patrick McGoohan[22], Bill Kerr[23]
- Producer: Robert Clark[24]
- Production company: Associated British Picture Corporation[25]
- Director of photography: Erwin Hillier[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
- Review score: 7.9/10[28], 100%[29]
- Color: black-and-white[30]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[31]
- Publication date: January 1, 1955[32], January 17, 1975[33], May 16, 1955[34], July 16, 1955[35]
- Characters: Guy Gibson[36], Barnes Wallis[37], Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet[38], Joseph Summers[39], Ralph Cochrane[40], John Whitworth[41], David Pye[42], William Glanville[43], Dinghy Young[44], Henry Eric Maudslay[45], John Vere Hopgood[46], Harold Brownlow Martin[47], David Maltby[48]
Why It Matters
The Dam Busters has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
It has been cited as an influence by Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope[51], a film[52], directed by George Lucas[53].
FAQs
Who did The Dam Busters influence?
The Dam Busters has been cited as an influence by Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope[51].