Richard Todd as Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., last war hero of Bomber Command, in the film version of Paul Brickhill's best-seller "The Dam Busters" which tells the epic of the vital raid - led by Gibson, on the Moehne and Eder dams. Richard who says he "took the part of Gibson with humility", is striving to recreate Gibson so accurately that the heroic flier's friends will say That's as nearly Guy as any actor could all he can about Gibson's mannerisms and personality. April 22, 1954. (Photo by Reuterphoto).