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On the Fiddle is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Cyril Frankel released in USA on 21 may 1965 with Alfred Lynch

On the Fiddle (1961)

On the Fiddle
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Released in USA 21 may 1965
Length 1h26
Directed by
Genres Comedy
Rating57% 2.854652.854652.854652.854652.85465

"Operation Snafu" redirects here. For the 1970 film starring Jason Robards and Peter Falk, see Rosolino Paternò soldato.
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 Hyde-White, Kathleen Harrison, Victor Maddern and John Le Mesurier.

It was Sean Connery's tenth film, released the year before his big breakthrough as James Bond in the 1962 film Dr No.

Synopsis

During the Second World War, spiv Horace Pope is taken to court for street peddling. In mitigation he tells the judge he is only working in the black market while waiting to enlist in the war effort. On hearing this plea, the judge calls his bluff and forces him to sign up.

Actors

Alfred Lynch

(Horace Pope)Sean Connery

(Pedlar Pascoe)Cecil Parker

(Gr/Cpt Bascombe)Stanley Holloway

(Mr. Cooksley)Alan King

(T/Sgt Buzzer)
And :
Eric Barker
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Kathleen Harrison
Eleanor Summerfield
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