Cast & Crew

Directed by

Michael Anderson

Writing Credits

Paul Brickhill
(book)
Guy Gibson
(based on Wing Comdr. Gibson's own account in "Enemy Coast Ahead") (as Wing Comdr. Gibson)
R.C. Sherriff
(screenplay)

Cast

Richard Todd
Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C.
Michael Redgrave
Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S.
Ursula Jeans
Mrs. Wallis
Basil Sydney
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris (now Marshal of the Royal Air Force) G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.
Patrick Barr
Captain Joseph (Mutt) Summers, C.B.E.
Ernest Clark
Air Vice-Marshal The Hon. Ralph Cochrane (now Air Chief Marshal) G.B.E., K.C.B., A.F.C.
Derek Farr
Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Charles Carson
Doctor
Stanley Van Beers
Sir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S.
Colin Tapley
Doctor W. H. Glanville, C.B., C.B.E.
Frederick Leister
Committee Member
Eric Messiter
Committee Member
Laidman Browne
Committee Member
Raymond Huntley
Official, National Physical Laboratory
Hugh Manning
Official, Ministry of Aircraft Production
Edwin Styles
Observer At Trials
Hugh Moxey
Observer At Trials
Anthony Shaw
R.A.F. Officer At Trials
Laurence Naismith
Farmer
Harold Siddons
Group Signals Officer
Frank Phillips
B.B.C. Announcer
Brewster Mason
Flt / Lt. R. D. Trevor-Roper, D.F.C., D.F.M.
Tony Doonan
Flt / Lt. R. E. G. Hutchison, D.F.C. (as Anthony Doonan)
Nigel Stock
Flying / Off. F. M. Spafford, D.F.C., D.F.M.
Brian Nissen
Flt / Lt. A. T. Taerum, D.F.C.
Robert Shaw
Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.
Peter Assinder
Plt / Off. G. A. Deering, D.F.C.
Richard Leech
Squadron Leader H. M. Young, D.F.C.
Richard Thorp
Squadron Leader H. E. Maudslay, D.F.C.
John Fraser
Flight Lieutenant J. V. Hopgood, D.F.C.
David Morrell
Flight Lieutenant W. Astell, D.F.C.
Bill Kerr
Flight Lieutenant H. B. Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C. (now Wing Commander)
George Baker
Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Ronald Wilson
Flight Lieutenant D. J. Shannon, D.S.O., D.F.C. (later Squadron Leader)
Denys Graham
Flying Officer L. G. Knight, D.S.O.
Basil Appleby
Flight Lieutenant R. C. Hay, D.F.C.
Tim Turner
Flight Lieutenant J. F. Leggo, D.F.C.
Ewen Solon
Flight Sergeant G. E. Powell
Harold Goodwin
Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman
Peter Arne
Adjutant to Air Vice-Marshal Cochrane
John Breslin
Crew Member
Edward Cast
Crew Member
John Cazabon
Batman
Richard Coleman
RAF Officer
Philip Dale
Waiter in Officers' Mess
Peter Diamond
Tail Gunner
Elisabeth Gaunt
Camera operator in testing tank
Gerald Harper
Mocking RAF Officer
Walter Horsbrugh
Committee Member
Arthur Howard
RAF Pay Clerk In NAAFI
Patrick Jordan
Attendant in Officers' Quarters
Lloyd Lamble
Collins
Philip Latham
Flight Sergeant
Frank Littlewood
Committee Member
Patrick McGoohan
Guard on Door
Jack McNaughton
Waiter
Robert Moore
Adjutant to Air Chief Marshal Harris
Richard Neller
Assistant at Model Dam
Nina Parry
Barnes Wallis's Daughter
Howard Pays
RAF Officer in Mess Hall
June Powell
Singer in the Lyric Theatre
Edwin Richfield
RAF Officer
Arthur Sandifer
Mess Waiter
Fred Stroud
Bomber Crewman
The Television Toppers
Dance troupe in the Lyric Theatre
Robert Brooks Turner
Security Guard

Music by

Leighton Lucas
(music score)

Cinematography by

Erwin Hillier
director of photography

Editing by

Richard Best

Casting By

Robert Lennard
G.B. Walker

Art Direction by

Robert Jones

Makeup Department

Hilda Fox
hairdresser (as Hilda Winifred Fox)
Stuart Freeborn
makeup artist

Production Management

Robert Clark
director in charge of production
Gordon Scott
production manager
W.A. Whittaker
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

John Street
assistant director
Frederic Goode
assistant director: location (uncredited)
John Pitcher
third assistant director (uncredited)
Jeremy Summers
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Bill Beavis
scenic artist (uncredited)
Peter Glazier
assistant art director (uncredited)
George Richardson
draughtsman (uncredited)
Wallis Smith
draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department

Les Hammond
sound recordist (as Leslie Hammond)
Harold V. King
recording director (as H.V. King)
Arthur Southgate
dubbing editor
Eric Bayman
boom operator (uncredited)
H. Blackmore
dubbing crew (uncredited)
M. Bradbury
dubbing crew (uncredited)
Cyril Brown
dubbing crew (uncredited)
S. Conley
sound maintenance (uncredited)
Jean Newson
assistant dubbing editor (uncredited)
Len Shilton
dubbing crew (uncredited)
Hugh Strain
assistant boom operator (uncredited)
Jim Whiting
sound camera operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

George Blackwell
special effects
Gilbert Taylor
special effects photography

Visual Effects by

Ronnie Wass
optical effects (uncredited)

Stunts

Peter Diamond
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Erwin Hillier
aerial photography
Norman Warwick
camera operator
Steve Birtles
electrician (uncredited)
Ted Hallows
electrician (uncredited)
Chick Macnaughton
focus puller (uncredited)
Brian Osborne
grip (uncredited)
Bob Penn
still photographer (uncredited)
Kelvin Pike
clapper loader (uncredited) / focus puller (uncredited)
Ronnie Pilgrim
still photographer (uncredited)
Val Stewart
camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Brian West
clapper loader (uncredited)
Tony White
focus puller: second unit (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Philip Barnikel
assistant editor (uncredited)
Henrietta Gordon
second assistant editor (uncredited)
Bill Prowse
second assistant editor (uncredited)
Joan Warwick
assembly cutter (uncredited)

Music Department

Eric Coates
composer: "The Dam Busters" march
H.V. King
score recording director
Louis Levy
musical director
William Lava
composer: US trailer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Thelma Orr
continuity

Transportation Department

Eddie Frewin
unit driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

J.N.H. Whitworth
technical adviser (as Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth D.S.O. D.F.C.)
George Mason
publicist (uncredited)
Daphne Paice
production secretary (uncredited)
Alan Thomson
publicist (uncredited)
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