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Take an exclusive first look at 1955 classic The Dam Busters restored in 4K

Christopher Hooton
Friday 16 March 2018 12:21 EDT
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The Dam Busters has been given a 4K restoration ahead of a cinematic re-release to celebrate the 75th anniversary of one of the most iconic missions of World War II.

Today we bring you a first look at it, the classic scenes now with a razor-sharp crispness, the bouncing bombs bouncier than ever.

The restoration is part of a Royal Albert Hall event taking place on 17 May marking 75 years since the Dam Busters Raid and being simulcast in 300 cinemas nationwide.

Directed by Michael Anderson (Logan’s Run/Around the World in 80 Days), the 1955 film is regarded as a British classic and was based on the true story of a group of pilots charged with taking out the supposedly impenetrable Ruhr river dams of Germany with an ingeniously designed bouncing bomb.

The film was hugely influential, director George Lucas hiring the film’s special effects photographer Gilbert Taylor to work his magic on the original Star Wars, while The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson has long been trying to get a remake off the ground.

A brand new Collector’s Edition of the film will be available on DVD / Blu-ray / EST via Studiocanal's Vintage Classics label from 4 June, with extras including an exclusive 'Making of The Dam Busters' documentary.

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