"THE DAM BUSTERS" SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EDITION RICHARD TODD. Something of a cult item among British war movies, The Dam Busters turns a minor World War II incident into a saga of heroic stiff-upper-lippery in the classic British style. A bombing raid is proposed on a strategically vital Ruhr dam, but its position is inaccessible. Enter eccentric inventor Dr Barnes Wallis (Michael Redgrave) who comes up with a genius idea--a bomb that will bounce on water like a skimmed pebble. Naturally the top brass pooh-pooh it, but gallant Wing Commander Guy Gibson (Richard Todd) is persuaded, and between them flyer and boffin forge ahead. The touches of carefully understated emotion now verge on self-parody, but it's hard not to get caught up in the narrative sweep, especially when the bombers take off on their mission and Eric Coates' stirring march hits the soundtrack. The modelwork, state-of-the-art for its early 1950s period, still looks impressive. Blu-rays Postage (Sent in padded bag, anywhere in New Zealand):- 1 -3 Blu-rays $5.00 or $6.50 "Tracked" 4 -6 Blu-rays $6.50 or $8.00 "Tracked"