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DVD : The Dam BustersIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Charles Carson, Stanley Van Beers, Colin Tapley directed by: Michael Anderson  Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD Brand: STARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT EAN: 0013131494198 Format: Black & White, Full Screen, Mono, NTSC Label: Starz / Anchor Bay Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 17, 2006 Running Time: 125 minutes Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay Theatrical Release Date: 1955 Sales Rank: 5063 MPN: ANBD14941D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 11/11/2008 Run time: 125 minutes Rating: Nr Amazon.com: Something of a cult item among British war movies, The Dam Busters turns a minor World War II incident into a heroic saga in the classic British style. A bombing raid is proposed on a strategically vital dam, but its position is inaccessible. Enter eccentric inventor Dr Barnes Wallis (Michael Redgrave in best daffy professor mode) who comes up with a genius idea--a bomb that will bounce on water like a skimmed pebble. Naturally the top brass dismiss it, but gallant Wing Commander Guy Gibson (Richard Todd) is persuaded, and he and Wallis forge ahead. The touches of carefully understated emotion now verge on self-parody, but it's hard not to get caught up in the narrative sweep, especially when the bombers take off on their mission and Eric Coates' stirring march hits the soundtrack. The model work, state-of-the-art for its early 1950s period, still looks impressive, and a moment involving a pet rivals the shooting of Bambi's mother. --Philip Kemp Average Rating:
 Rating:  - DambusterDambusters is based on a true story about a man called barnes wallace it is well written movie and it is agood watch Rating:  - The Dam BustersThis movie was shot in b/w in 1955 and uses real AVRO Lancasters taken out of storage. It is generally historically accurate, with a few embellishments made here and there. Viewers may be put off by Wing Cmdr. Guy Gibson's choice of name for his black Labrador retriever, "Nigger". "Nigger" winds up being a major plot device in the movie, so you find yourself cringing at the prolific use of the word. It is a historical fact and supposedly the dog's grave is still marked on the Air ... Read More Rating: - Brilliant must-see film I first saw this film when I was 7 years old in 1965. My father was an RAF pilot in WW11 and since his passing I will watch this film maybe once a year, as it never fails to remind me of the kind of person he was. I'm not sure wether we still have this kind of bloke existing in the PC ,dumbed-down, useless rabid feminist, "Chav" society that is Britain today. It's a humbling tragic story that needs to be told as it all happened. Regardless of the pro's and cons of how effective ... Read More Rating: - Classics just get betterThe classic war story, unembellished and pretty much the way Paul Brickhill wrote it in his book. Why oh why movie makers today feel the need to remake films which frankly cannot be improved upon is beyond me. Watching this again makes me realize that Peter Jackson is setting himself a monumental task, but if it helps educate another generation about one of the great events of the second world war, so be it. I would still encourage everyone to watch the original. This is a great story, a true story and a ... Read More Rating: - The Dam BustersAnother true War time movie.The speicial affects at the dam attacts were a little fake but altogether a good film.A remake of th film was spokened of but the word nigger would have to be changed!! Browse for similar items by category:
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