The British excelled in the late 40s and 50s in putting together movies which told inspirational stories of the war, and The Dam Busters is one of those.
It is very much a product of its era, reflecting monochrome austerity by way of relatively low production values. The raids themselves come in for some criticism, although the special effects they use are absolutely standard for the time, and water in model work never looked realistic in any movie.
But the story is always interesting, the two key performances (Michael Redgrave as Barnes Wallis in the bomb development phase and Richard Todd as Guy Gibson during the raids) are solid and, of course, there is Eric Coates, unforgettable march/theme.
It is undoubtedly dated, but it is still one of the best British post WW2 war movies.
It is very much a product of its era, reflecting monochrome austerity by way of relatively low production values. The raids themselves come in for some criticism, although the special effects they use are absolutely standard for the time, and water in model work never looked realistic in any movie.
But the story is always interesting, the two key performances (Michael Redgrave as Barnes Wallis in the bomb development phase and Richard Todd as Guy Gibson during the raids) are solid and, of course, there is Eric Coates, unforgettable march/theme.
It is undoubtedly dated, but it is still one of the best British post WW2 war movies.