• Director(s)

    Michael Anderson

  • Production Year

    1955

  • Genre(s)

    War, Action, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    120m

  • Cast

    Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Basil Sydney, Ursula Jeans, Derek Farr, Ernest Clark

Film

The Dam Busters

racist terms, mild bad language

THE DAM BUSTERS is a classic war film, made in 1955, about the development of the bouncing bomb during the Second World War. …

THE DAM BUSTERS is a classic war film, made in 1955, about the development of the bouncing bomb during the Second World War.

language
There is infrequent mild bad language ('bloody') alongside milder terms such as 'damn', 'hell' and 'God'.
discrimination
One of the main characters owns a dog called 'N****r'. The dog's name is spoken a number of times, without any apparent racist intent, and reflects cultural attitudes of the time that would be unacceptable today. It also reflects the actual name of the real-life mascot of 617 Squadron during World War II.
additional issues
There is undetailed war violence, including gunfire, explosions and planes crashing. A dog is hit by a car, but there is no visual detail. There are also several scenes in which characters smoke cigarettes.

  • Director(s)

    Michael Anderson

  • Production Year

    1955

  • Genre(s)

    War, Action, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    120m

  • Cast

    Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Basil Sydney, Ursula Jeans, Derek Farr, Ernest Clark

racist terms, mild bad language
Classified Date:
22/03/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
language
There is infrequent mild bad language ('bloody') alongside milder terms such as 'damn', 'hell' and 'God'.
discrimination
One of the main characters owns a dog called 'N****r'. The dog's name is spoken a number of times, without any apparent racist intent, and reflects cultural attitudes of the time that would be unacceptable today. It also reflects the actual name of the real-life mascot of 617 Squadron during World War II.
additional issues
There is undetailed war violence, including gunfire, explosions and planes crashing. A dog is hit by a car, but there is no visual detail. There are also several scenes in which characters smoke cigarettes.
Contains mild language and war violence
Classified Date:
25/06/2007
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
Classified Date:
16/02/1955
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Assoc. British Pathe Ltd
racist terms, mild bad language
Classified Date:
28/03/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Studio Canal
language
There is infrequent mild bad language ('bloody') alongside milder terms such as 'damn', 'hell' and 'God'.
discrimination
One of the main characters owns a dog called 'N****r'. The dog's name is spoken a number of times, without any apparent racist intent, and reflects cultural attitudes of the time that would be unacceptable today. It also reflects the actual name of the real-life mascot of 617 Squadron during World War II.
additional issues
There is undetailed war violence, including gunfire, explosions and planes crashing. A dog is hit by a car, but there is no visual detail. There are also several scenes in which characters smoke cigarettes.
Contains mild language and war violence
Classified Date:
18/09/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Optimum Releasing
violence
There are several explosions when planes crash, but there is no sight of people being killed or injured. There are also scenes in which machine guns are fired.
language
There is use of mild bad language ('bloody'), as well as milder terms including 'God' and 'damn'
additional issues
In one scene, a character owns a dog called 'N****r' and the name of the dog is heard a number of times in the film. The term is not used here in a derogatory fashion and it is not specifically intended as racist.
Classified Date:
30/09/1988
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
13/03/2018
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Studio Canal
Paperwork Remarks:
60s trailer
Classified Date:
30/03/1993
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd

  • Classified date

    28/03/2018

  • BBFC reference

    CVF008554

  • Language

    English