"One of the truly great war films."
TED BARRIS BOOK LAUNCH & SCREENING OF THE 1955 FEATURE FILM (4K restoration)
It was a night that changed WWII. The secret air raid against the
dams of Germany’s Ruhr River took years to plan, involved an untried
bomb, and included the best aircrewmen RAF Bomber Command
could muster – many of them Canadian.The attack marked the first
time the Allies tactically took the war inside Nazi Germany.
Every one of the 133 airmen on the raid understood the odds of
survival were low. The Dam Busters recounts the dramatic story of these
Commonwealth bomber crews tasked with a high-risk mission
against an enemy prepared to defend the Fatherland to the death.
More info from Ted Barris' website. [1]
Ted Barris is an author, journalist and broadcaster, who has hosted
regularly on CBC Radio and contributed to the National Post and Legion, Air Force and Zoomer magazines.