Queen - The Great Pretender (1987) An original life size cardboard cut-out of Freddie Mercury from the music video The Great Pretender, the cut-out can be seen clearly as Freddie walks down the steps in the video. The original image was photographed by Peter Hince & comes with a signed print showing polaroids of the studio session & video shoot, 78 inches.Provenance: This item has been consigned by Peter Hince. Peter 'Ratty' Hince met Queen in 1973 when they were opening for Mott the Hoople, began working full-time for the band full time for the band in 1975 during recording of their A Night at the Opera album, and stayed on as the head of their road crew until their final concert in 1986. No copyright is assigned with this item.