The Dam Busters (1955)
action puts us in 1943. The engineer Barnes Wallis (Michael Redgrave), an employee of the ministry of armaments, conceived the idea of \u200b\u200bmaking a bomb specially designed to destroy German dams in the Ruhr, with the aim of causing extensive damage to the arms industry in the area . After convincing command of RAF bombers on the viability of the operation, implementing the same will be assigned to the bomber squadron 617, unit equipped with Lancaster bombers under the command of Captain Guy Gibson (Richard Todd), who immediately began to prepare with his men to carry out the dangerous raid .
We have already commented in previous reviews as the British film of the decade of the 50 was especially prolific in producing titles that recreate the patriotic military exploits during World War II. This is the case of The Dam Busters (the English translation would be " The Revientapresas "), a film released in the UK in May 1955, coinciding with the twelfth anniversary of the Operation Chastise, a raid of the RAF bomber designed to destroy the Ruhr dams using bouncing bombs the novel designed by engineer Barnes Wallis. Device such as pumps remained secret at the time of release, the film shows no real bouncing bomb, and the scenes of the bullets bouncing off the water used archival footage taken from the experimental tests made during the war with these bombs. Nevertheless, the RAF collaborated with producer and yielded 4 Lancaster bombers of the war survivors for filming aerial scenes. Its release was well received among the British public, which obviously still had fresh memories of the war, but curiously, unlike other similar productions of the era did come to our screens, the film was never released in Spain.
As for the quality of the film, it should be noted that this is a title that accuses some respects more than five decades since its release. The Dam Busters your typical war film exploits that first recounts the difficulties he has to beat the driver of an audacious plan to convince his superiors the possibilities of it, then linking with the preparation of the dangerous mission by the charismatic officer on duty. In this aspect the film is not too original, although they shelled quite faithful to historical facts, technical difficulties and materials involved make a type of air attack had never been implemented before. In this sense, the film succeeds reasonably entertain the audience and is further supported by good performances from their star duo, in addition to having a proper soundtrack, which is considered one of the BSO classical point of war. It is in the section to run mission where accusing most pointed chronological appearance before, and the special effects, which were certainly very good for that time, have been quite out of step with current standards. The sequences showing the destruction of dams rather crude models combined with the use of sheer fabrics quite evident that recreate the underwater explosions, while recognizing that given the time, nor would expect much more in appearance.
In conclusion, "The Dam Busters " is a very good sign with stamp craft of British war films of the year 50, telling a war story with a keen historical and formal rigor that make harm to the good fans of the genre, though in appearance it is a title outweighed by other later productions. Do not detract from a viewing.
Rating: 6 / 10
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