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A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Poster, US, Signed by John Cleese and Michael Palin

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April 1, 03:36 PM GMT

Estimate

500 - 800 GBP

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A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Poster, US, Signed by John Cleese and Michael Palin


Unframed: 41 x 27 in. (104 x 69 cm)

 

Mr. Sohal met John Cleese at the BFI, London, when he was introducing some of the episodes of At Last the 1948 Show. He met Michael Palin at the BFI, where Mr. Palin was at an event to talk about his career.


It is rare for anyone to have an original poster signed, as the majority of signatures are on pieces of paper, photographs, and video/DVD sleeves.


This comedy/crime film was directed by Charles Crichton and written by John Cleese. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. It is a hilarious comedy where four-diamond thieves double-cross each other for the money. Each crook has very unique characteristics. The plot gets muddier when Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) decides to involve a co-conspirator's barrister (John Cleese) to locate the loot.

The Sohal collection

An unsigned example can be found in Film Posters of the 80s, Aurum Press Limited, 2001, page 114