On the fiddle is a comedy film directed by cyril frankel, and written by harold buchman screenplay, released on may 21 of 1965 in the usa, starring alfred lynch, sean connery, cecil parker, stanley holloway, alan king and eric barker. Starring alfred lynch, sean connery, cecil parker, stanley holloway and eric barker. Sean connery in operation snafu 1961 sean connery and alfred lynch in operation snafu 1961 sean. On the fiddle 1961 never have so few fiddled so many. The absentminded professor 1961 accattone 1961, it.
Cast includes sean connery, alfred lynch, cecil parker. On the fiddle horace alfred lynch is sent to court for wartime black market trading and gets tricked by the judge into enlisting. Genres war, comedy directors cyril frankel cast includes sean connery, alfred lynch, cecil parker. Jan 24, 2017 goodbye again 1961 starring ingrid bergman mrs. In this film, trudi hovland is a minnesota schoolteacher whose talent for iceskating is discovered by press agent jimmy sutton. Conniving horace pope gets his mate pedlar pascoe to join the r. In 1961 alfred lynch was clearly being groomed as a star and is billed above a prebondage connery. Sean connery was just 1 year away from becoming one of the biggest stars of our time when he made this war comedydrama. It stars danny kaye, dana wynter and margaret rutherford. I searched on amazon for it and couldnt find it there.
On the fiddle aka operation snafu turner classic movies. By means of various devious schemes pope and pascoe manage to avoid the front lines until they are sent to france where they find themselves making. In the raf he meets pedlar sean connery and the two set up scams together whilst trying their best to not do any fighting. In this british ww ii comedy, two smartypants con men think they have finally found the perfect scam. Fiddle is a 2010 malayalam film directed by prabhakaran muthana starring idea star singer fame varun j.
Alfred lynch was born in the east end of london in 1931. When he is pulled up in court for selling stuff on the street, horace pope says he was only doing it while waiting to enlist. Even the simplest of tasks get bungled by the incompetent but lovable staff, as they get given jobs ranging from taking animals for walks no ordinary animals you understand to demonstrating new products at a large and prestigious exhibition. The helping hands agency employs some very strange people to perform some very strange jobs. Buy on the fiddle sean connery 1961 from amazons movies store. On the fiddle dvd 1961 movie posters, hot cocoa gift. On the fiddle is a good old fashioned light hearted comedy concerning wide boy horace pope lynch who enlists into the raf to escape a gaol sentence. On the fiddle released as operation snafu and operation war head in the united states is a 1961 british comedy film directed by cyril frankel and starring sean connery, alfred lynch, cecil parker, stanley holloway, eric barker, mike sarne, wilfrid hydewhite, kathleen harrison, victor maddern and john le mesurier. They travel to hollywood to make a film and jimmy starts a rumor. On the fiddle is a film directed by cyril frankel with alfred lynch, sean connery, victor maddern, harry locke, year.
A second world war black marketeer is arrested, but a judge forces him to join the army rather than sending him to prison. See more ideas about movie posters, film posters and vintage movies. By devious methods they manage to dodge the fighting war until they are sent to france, where they make accidental contact with the enemy and end up as muchdecorated heroes. On the fiddle 1961, a film by cyril frankel theiapolis. Apparently, it was on the fiddle that led to his being considered for james bond. Released 1961, on the fiddle stars alfred lynch, sean connery, cecil parker, stanley holloway the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The complete hd movies database with lots of fast free streaming server links from 123movies, gostream, gomovies, and 123movieshub is available here. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep.
Original movie poster for on the fiddle 1961 17093 original belgian poster 14x22. Parkerjohn le mesurier and kathleen harrison to name many in this 1961 gem. He soon finds a willing accomplice in an easygoing fellow recruit, and together they concoct a variety of underhanded schemes to avoid being sent to the front line. On the fiddle 1961 pope and pascoe are two scammers who join the royal air force and manage to bluff their way through the war until forced to take a stand against the hun, and they turn out to be heroes after all. On the fiddle is a 1961 british comedy film directed by cyril frankel and starring sean connery, alfred lynch, cecil parker, stanley holloway, eric barker, mike. On the fiddle is a good enough film for those who have an hour and a half to spare. On the fiddle sean connery, alfred lynch 1961 on the fiddle aka operation snafu. Enjoy your time watching free movies and tv shows on 0123movies. Horace sets up a number of rackets but, despite their larcency, they become unintentional heroes. Cuts are detailed for each respective version found under related works. A prebond connery plays a bit of a simpleton is this quirky british comedy. On the fiddle 1961 stream and watch online moviefone. Sean connery was only a year away from becoming an international superstar in dr no when he took the role of dimwitted gypsy pedlar pascoe in this hitandmiss comedy.
This was a very cheerful film, but didnt for one minute have me believing in any of it. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of movie. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Jolly wartime romp following one reluctant raf conscriptee alfred lynch and one brawny but dim volunteer sean connery as they avoid active combat and make a decent living at being dodgy in the string of camps they are assigned to.
The soontobe james bond is forced to play second fiddle, as it were, to alfred lynch, who stars as a conman inducted into the army. Early sean connery hilarious film with alfred lynch and a host of great actors. On the fiddle 1961 british board of film classification. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. On the fiddle 1961 27 january 2012 the guardian film news nicol williamson obituary. On the fiddle 1961 changes the movie database tmdb. Tricked into joining the raf by a wily judge, wide boy horace pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with. Cut versions one or more versions of this work have been cut. Tricked into joining the raf by a wily judge, wide boy horace pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slowwitted, goodhearted gypsy pedlar pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning both his colleagues and the raf. Tricked into joining the raf by a wily judge, wide boy horace pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slowwitted, goodhearted gypsy pedlar pascoe. No 1962, sean connery appeared in a world war ii comedy entitled on the fiddle 1961, which is a british colloquialism for a shyster on the take.
It also has jagathy sreekumar, ayilya and salim kumar in pivotal roles. On the fiddle aka operation snafu in his last role before he became an international superstar with his starring role as james bond in dr. On the fiddle is a 1961 english film stars alfred lynch, harold buchman, malcolm arnold, benjamin fisz, cyril frankel, sean connery, cecil parker, stanley holloway, alan king, eric barker, barbara windsor, bill owen, john le mesurier, kathleen harrison, wilfrid hydewhite, marianne stone, r. On the fiddle on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account. The film is also titled operation warhead and on the fiddle.
Its more a series of sketches rather than a complete film with lynch the main character and connery involved in a series of cons during ww2. Tricked into joining the raf by a wily judge, wide boy horace pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slowwitted, goodhearted gypsy pedlar pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning both his colleagues and. To set recordings for the show when it airs click the schedule new recording link above. Korea aka obaltan, or the stray bullet all in a nights work 1961. According to a comment i saw on this movie, it is not available on dvd.
The judge calls his bluff and forces him to sign up. Forces comedy starring alfred lynch as a wideboy desperate to make a bit of money and avoid conflict at all costs. Patricia amy rowlands 19 january 1931 22 january 2005 was an english actress who is best remembered for her roles in the carry on films series, and as betty lewis in the popular itv thames sitcom bless this house, and as alice meredith in the yorkshire television sitcom hallelujah. Tricked into joining the raf, wide boy horace pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with a slowwitted gypsy, pedlar pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning his colleagues and the raf.