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Auction History Result e043 DAM BUSTERS English six-sheet movie poster '55 Michael Redgrave, WWII Date Sold 8/15/2006Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical English Six-Sheet Movie Poster (measure 81" x 81") (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! This English six-sheet was printed in 4 sections. Condition: very good. There are creases and tiny tears on many foldlines and separation and tiny paper loss at some crossfolds. There are some creases, smudges, tiny tears, and many pinholes in the borders. Note that the poster was folded oddly and will need to be sent in a larger-than-usual flat package. Learn More about condition grades 
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