Dam Busters

€3,450.00

Original Rare "Country of Origin" First Release UK 1 Sheet poster for the classic 1955 Michael Anderson English World War II military aviation fighter pilot action thriller.

It was based on two books - The Dam Busters by Paul Brickhill in 1951 and Enemy Coast Ahead by Guy Gibson in 1946. The film re-enacts the true story of Operation Chastise. An attack in May 1943 by the Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron, later called the Dam Busters, on German dams by using Barnes Wallis's bouncing bomb. This attack caused catastrophic flooding and destruction to Germany's industrial base, together with the loss of civilian life.

Film Category: War

Actor / Actresses: Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans

Poster Type: UK 1 Sheet Poster, 27" x 40"

Condition: Fine on Linen, Rolled. The poster was in excellent shape prior to linen backing and the poster was nicely backed, and displays very well with very little to no restoration.

Year: 1955