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On the Fiddle poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 56.3 / 100
1961·Comedy / War·1h 29m

ON THE FIDDLE

“Never have so few fiddled so many!”

Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedlar Pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning both his colleagues and the RAF. 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 unexpected and uncomfortably close contact with the enemy.

Above the Line
Cyril Frankel·DirectorHarold Buchman·ScreenplayR.F. Delderfield·BookEdward Scaife·Director of PhotographyMalcolm Arnold·Original Music ComposerPeter R. Hunt·Editor
Cast
Alfred Lynch·Horace PopeSean Connery·Pedlar PascoeCecil Parker·Group Capt. BascombeStanley Holloway·Mr. CooksleyAlan King·Top Sgt. BuzzerEric Barker·DoctorBarbara Windsor·MavisBill Owen·Cpl. GittensJohn Le Mesurier·HixonKathleen Harrison·Mrs. Cooksley
Full Crew
(8 credits)
Directing· 1
Cyril Frankel·Director
Writing· 2
Harold Buchman·ScreenplayR.F. Delderfield·Book
Camera· 1
Edward Scaife·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Peter R. Hunt·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Malcolm Arnold·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 1
John Blezard·Art Direction
Production· 1
Benjamin Fisz·Producer
By the Numbers
56.3
OF 100
Master Score
5.7
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
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