eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 9f667 ON THE FIDDLE English 1sh '65 cartoon art of young Sean Connery & Lynch in military uniform! Date Sold 8/4/2015Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded English One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 40" [69 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) On the Fiddle (released in the U.S. in 1965 as "Operation Snafu"), the 1961 Cyril Frankel English World War II (WWII) con man scam military recruit crime comedy ("It's SEAN CONNERY again!"; "Warm lips or hot lead He's after action not medals!"; "Never have so few FIDDLED so many!"; "From Boudoir to battlefield and back again!"; "From a novel by R.F. Delderfield") starring Alfred Lynch, Sean Connery (pre-James Bond and very young in this role!), Cecil Parker, Wilfrid Hyde White, Stanley Holloway, Kathleen Harrison, Eleanor Summerfield, Eric Barker, Terence Longdon, and Alan King. Note that after Sean Connery's giant success as James Bond, a savvy studio exec released this pre-James Bond movie in the United States in 1965 with a new title, and giving Sean Connery top billing and major artwork on the posters, to convince people that this was a major new Sean Connery movie! 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 "country of origin" poster for this English movie! Condition: fair to good. There is a large snipe covering a portion of the artwork. There is wear, small bits of paper loss and several areas of separation along the foldlines and/or crossfold in the upper quarter of the poster. There are tape stains around the edges of the poster (the original tape was not used for any restoration purpose). Learn More about condition grades
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