Lancaster

2022
1h 50m

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

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The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.

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The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.The Lancaster Bomber, synonymous with the Dambusters and night raids on Nazi Germany.

Directors
- David Fairhead
- Ant Palmer
Star
- Charles Dance

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

465

YOUR RATING

Directors
- David Fairhead
- Ant Palmer
Star
- Charles Dance

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The vocals in the closing credits were provided by members of Rushmoor Male Voice Choir and recorded in the Q121 Wind Tunnel at Farnborough Airport (formerly the Royal Aircraft Establishment) in Hampshire. Rushmoor is the name of the Borough Council that encompasses the towns of Aldershot "Home of the British Army" and Farnborough "Birthplace of Aviation".

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The film wrongly creates the impression that all three targeted dams were breached and it even says so in one newspaper headline. In fact, the attack on the Sorpe dam was a failure. Its thick earth berm remained largely undamaged in the first and all subsequent air raids.

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10/10

Best Lancaster film/ documentary.

Absolutely superb documentary on the best heavy bomber and the men who flew her in WWII.

The photography both aerial and on the ground is probably as good as it can ever be and uses the Battle of Britain's memorial flight's Lancaster which is based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire ( bomber county) in England. Anyone who is familiar with the history of bomber command will recognise the timeline of the development of this wonderful aeroplane and its impact on the Second World War. The losses suffered by the very brave young men is balanced by the losses suffered on the ground in Germany but the conclusion that it was ultimately a necessary method of waging war on Nazi Germany is one I agree with . Massive respect to the men who fought and paid the ultimate price .