The Dam Busters / De Flogo Osterut

About the Item

Original Swedish film poster for The Dam Busters 1955. This British epic war film was directed by Michael Anderson, and stars Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave. 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. This poster is conservation linen backed and it would be shipped rolled in a strong tube and sent by Federal Express if outside the UK.

Dimensions:

Height: 39 in (99.06 cm)Width: 27 in (68.58 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)

Materials and Techniques:

Paper

Place of Origin:

Sweden

Period:

1950-1959

Date of Manufacture:

1955

Condition:

Repaired: This poster is in excellent condition, with the colour remaining very bright with only very minor restoration to folds. This is quite standard as this poster was distibuted folded. This poster is in excellent condition, with the colour remaining very bright with only very minor restoration to folds. This is quite standard as this poster was distibuted folded.

Seller Location:

London, GB

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU989123891492

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