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The dam busters [videorecording] Associated British Picture Corporation presents ; screenplay by R.C. Sherriff ; directed by Michael Anderson.

Anderson, Michael, 1920- (Added Author). Barr, Patrick. (Added Author). Brickhill, Paul. Dam busters. (Added Author). Clark, Ernest, 1912-1994 (Added Author). Farr, Derek, 1912-1986 (Added Author). Gibson, Guy. Enemy coast ahead. (Added Author). Jeans, Ursula, 1906-1973 (Added Author). Redgrave, Michael, Sir. (Added Author). Sherriff, R. C. (Robert Cedric), 1896-1975 (Added Author). Sydney, Basil, 1894-1968 (Added Author). Todd, Richard, 1919- (Added Author). Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Associated British Picture Corporation. (Added Author). Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Basil Sydney, Patrick Barr, Ernest Clark, Derek Farr. (Cast).

Summary:

Tells the true World War II story of how the Royal Air Force 617 Squadron carried out a raid on three of the most important dams in Germany.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Troy, MI : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on Paul Brickhill's book and on wing commander Guy Gibson's Enemy coast ahead.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.
Participant or Performer Note:
Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Basil Sydney, Patrick Barr, Ernest Clark, Derek Farr.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1; mono.

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Subject:
Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 617 > Drama.
Dams > Germany (West) > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, British > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Great Britain > Drama.
Genre:
Feature films.
War films.

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  • 1 of 2 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
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