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Auction History Result 9d528 DAM BUSTERS 3sh '55 English pilot Michael Redgrave, directed by Michael Anderson! Date Sold 7/8/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Three-Sheet Movie Poster (3sh; measures 41" x 81" [104 x 206 cm]) (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 three-sheet was printed in 2 sections designed to overlap. Also note that the theater that used this poster glued the pieces together before putting them on display (this is typical of many actual theater-used posters in multiple pieces). Condition: fair to good. The theater that used this poster glued the pieces together before putting them on display (this is typical of many actual theater-used posters in multiple pieces). There are many creases, several tears, and some areas of tiny paper loss along the foldlines that were on the outside when the poster was fully folded. There are some creases, smudges, and tiny tears on some foldlines, and some tiny paper loss at some crossfolds. There are pinholes and tiny paper loss around the edges. Learn More about condition grades 
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