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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational!, Dec 11 2006

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George Brodie "Missionary, historian and acco... (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This movie is simply inspirational. From the "stiff upper lip" bravery of the pilots, to the perseverance of the scientists to the loving support of wives - it shows wartime Britain at its best.

This movie shows the courage and inspiration behind the development of the "bouncing bomb", and the the necessary "out of the box" thinking needed by everyone concerned to complete the mission. George Lucas lists this as among his favourite movies, and it is consistently ranked in the top #50 British movies of all time.

The transfer to DVD is superb, sound and picture quality is execellent.

Politically correct revisionists should beware that the wing commanders black lab dog is called the "n" word.

I would not hesitate to buy it. And it is a movie all the family can watch as there is no graffic violence.

6 stars out of 5!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Unusual, tense WW II film, April 28 2011

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Tense, well acted WWII true story of the development of a special bomb to be used on German dams. Dated and clunky in spots, and pretty heavy on the (UK) flag waving. However it features Michael Redgrave in a simply terrific performance as the slightly eccentric scientist who figures out how the bomb might work, but who has trouble getting anyone to pay attention. Its interesting and unusual to see a war film as much about the science behind the mission as the mission itself.

Additionally a lot of the flying footage is very exciting, especially for the era (although some of he special effects and model work is downright awful). Also of note, the main character has a black pet dog named the N-word, which is a weird and uncomfortable social artifact to say the least - even if historically true.

Not quite a great film, but a solid, enjoyable one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Science, flying and war, Nov 22 2009

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Maurice A. Rhodes (BC Canada) - See all my reviews
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I had two points of reference when I first saw this film circa 1955. First,, a neighbour pal of my eldest brother shipped out to England in 1937, joined the RAF, trained as a mechanic transferred to the RCAF and after many missions over Germany was assigned as a Flight Lieutenant flight engineer on what were first called "Pathfinder Squadrons." The actual Dam Buster squadron (617 Sqn.) was not only one of those. but was assigned special projects like the Rhur Dams, submarine pens, and the Tirpitz. Our family friend was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his part in the Rhur dam raids and served in over 90 missions over enemy territory. His heroism shone through his modest tale of the danger and terror over the dams, and he lost many of his friends. His story motivated me and when the film Dam Busters was released, I found it added reality, colour and presence to his modest remarks

I found the development of this bomb fascinating (both on the part of the scientists and the crews who had to put his idea into reality.) Once again, the problem of portraying real wartime flying action by simulation and black and white does not create quite the horror that the techniques now used, for example, in "A Band of Brothers" but then perhaps black and white is appropriate for those grey days.

A student of the history of this attempt to convince Stalin that efforts by the West was an effective dcraw of effort by Hitler from the Eastern front may not have been very successful, and lost production by the flooding of factories and workers'towns by the ensuing flood was foound by later analysis to have recovered surprisingly quickly. But the greater synergic effect was the severe damage to crops in the Rhur valley, exacerbating already crucial food shortages.

Unfortunately, our family friend who had survived all through the flak and fighters that the Naziis could throw at him, after a long shift as a Customs Insepctor, drove off a narrow road near Vancouver and drowned tired International Airport. But his quiet perspnal tale did not die, which makes this film a classic for me.

This film should be maintained as an historical illustration of what a justifiable war was like to those who fought and died in the air and the ground. Did Professor Wallace really not understand the risks both to those in the air and on the ground, as was suggested in the movie?

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5.0 out of 5 stars very interesting
imagine a bomb that bounces off the water i watched this movie when i was a teen, enjoyed it then and still enjoying it.

Published on July 3 2009 by Dwight Byron

5.0 out of 5 stars Dam Good Movie
This is a 1954 B&W movie based on a 1951 book by Paul Brickhill. Both the book and the movie are excellent. Read more

Published on Jun 7 2009 by Normand Hamel