‘The Dam Busters’: The Bouncing Bomb

An inventor develops a bomb that bounces over water, and a brave squadron of pilots deliver it.

Not everyone made it back home, in “The Dam Busters.” Associated British Picture Corporation

NR | 1h 45m | Drama, History, War | 1955

Few war films capture the blend of ingenuity and gravitas that defined Britain’s wartime spirit quite like “The Dam Busters.” Released in 1955, it remains both a stirring tribute and a meticulously crafted piece of mid-century cinema, balancing suspense with the discipline of an engineer’s blueprint.