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Auction History Result 9a328 DAM BUSTERS English 1/2sh '55 Michael Redgrave, Richard Todd, cool artwork! Date Sold 12/15/2009 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded English Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures approximately 22" x 28") (Learn More) The Dam Busters, the 1955 Michael Anderson English World War II (WWII) military airplane aviation fighter pilot action thriller ("The story of the 'bombs that had to bounce' - and the air-devils who had to drop 'em!"; "They fly where no one ever flew before... They fight like men from another world!"; "The girl in the spotlight who showed them the way!"; "Flying where no one ever flew before... the made the incredible come true!"; the remarkable true story of how the English had been "blanket bombing" Germany, and they realized that this did not allow them to hit strategic targets, but then scientist/engineer Barnes Wallis invented a remarkable "bouncing bomb" that could skid along the water until it hit its target, and would then go underwater and explode like a depth charge; but this still required courageous pilots to fly under the radar of German anti-aircraft forces, and then drop their bombs close to the dams they needed to destroy, and while some of the courageous men did not survive, enough did that England destroyed key German dams, which ultimately helped England defeat Germany) starring Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave (as Barnes Wallis), Ursula Jeans, Basil Sydney, Patrick Barr, Ernest Clark, and Derek Farr NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this is a rare country of origin poster for this English movie. Also note that this poster has never been machine folded! Most half-sheet posters were folded once horizontally and once vertically right off of the printing press. It is very difficult to find an unfolded example of most half-sheets, especially from before 1970! Condition: very good. Learn More about condition grades 
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