Love this scene! As you say - it's not how it happened, but yes it makes for a great scene! Gotta love The Dambusters. Old 'Alan Turner' from 'Emmerdale' is in it!! =)
Good scene, but totally false in historical accuracy. Gibson had nothing to do with the idea for using spot lights. Still probably my fave war film though.
@AbuAvital From what I understand, they were just experimenting with various methods, and found out that they could maintain altitude with the use of lights.
@dave41184 Yeah yeah, someone pointed that out :) But still, it's a funny reaction. When I was the sober driver for a coworker's bachelor night, I should've said that at the strip club.
@matrox It's these 'stuffy' people you have to thank for your being able to sit at your computer without waiting for a knock on your door.If it wasn't for these 'stuffy'people,you would have probably by now (if you were lucky) be speaking with a German Accent and be working in a labour camp??.
Brave men who are heroes in every sense of the world. Even by today's standards it was a brilliant flying operation.God Bless everyone of them.617 ( Dambusters Squadron ) Valour..
Love this scene! As you say - it's not how it happened, but yes it makes for a great scene! Gotta love The Dambusters. Old 'Alan Turner' from 'Emmerdale' is in it!! =)
englishguy2010 1 month ago
Good scene, but totally false in historical accuracy. Gibson had nothing to do with the idea for using spot lights. Still probably my fave war film though.
bmgm3 5 months ago
I'd heared the story that the spot lights weren't the basis of the idea for maintaining altitude, but what is the true story?
AbuAvital 9 months ago
@AbuAvital From what I understand, they were just experimenting with various methods, and found out that they could maintain altitude with the use of lights.
HenryvKeiper 9 months ago
RIP Richard Todd, war hero on screen and off
destructivedandy 2 years ago
what's the name of the song in the play?
tresnokken 2 years ago
That's a good question, actually. I'm sure it's on some WWII songs CD somewhere.
HenryvKeiper 2 years ago
Actually I just did a quick google check. I believe it's "Sing Everbody Sing"
HenryvKeiper 2 years ago
Your right about that, and it was written by Donald Peers. But i found his version a bit dull. thanks anyway!
tresnokken 2 years ago
richard todd's a total hero as well. a great soldier and a great actor.
brokenpenguin33 3 years ago 5
My god these people sound so stuffy when the talk. Look how reserved they are watching the dancing girls, no one asking for a lap dance or anything.
matrox 3 years ago
No touching the dancers!
HenryvKeiper 3 years ago
Also, I love when the fellow says to Gibson, "Don't you think she's nice?" and he just goes, "Yes, quite."
HenryvKeiper 2 years ago
Lol well he was a married man at the time! :P
dave41184 2 years ago
@HenryvKeiper Well he was married wasn't he :)
dave41184 1 year ago
@dave41184 Yeah yeah, someone pointed that out :) But still, it's a funny reaction. When I was the sober driver for a coworker's bachelor night, I should've said that at the strip club.
"Yo, ain't that babe hot, dawg?"
"Hm? Oh, yes, quite."
HenryvKeiper 1 year ago
@matrox It's these 'stuffy' people you have to thank for your being able to sit at your computer without waiting for a knock on your door.If it wasn't for these 'stuffy'people,you would have probably by now (if you were lucky) be speaking with a German Accent and be working in a labour camp??.
barneyboscoe 1 year ago
Brave men who are heroes in every sense of the world. Even by today's standards it was a brilliant flying operation.God Bless everyone of them.617 ( Dambusters Squadron ) Valour..
ynbeme65 3 years ago 5