The DVD of this movie has just been given away with an English newspaper so that I've had a chance to watch it. There are lots of comments posted here and I've just read enough of them to note the controversy it has aroused, most of it relating to deviations from the facts that used to come under the heading of poetic license. What impressed me most some half a century later was the impressive performance of Michael Redgrave who inhabited the role of Barnes Wallis and who has one of the best lines when an official asks in all seriousness what case he can make for releasing a Wellington for tests,'perhaps the fact that I designed it may help' says Redgrave dryly. I was equally impressed that 75% of the running time was taken up with the development and testing of the bouncing bomb leaving only 25% for the raid itself which must have reflected the facts truly. Overall it belongs in that class of understated British war films of the time and even Richard Todd's usual wooden performance is strangely effective given that he is playing in effect an anti-hero. Certainly worth a look for Regrave's performance.
Review of The Dam Busters
