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Auction History Result e002 ASPHALT JUNGLE linen six-sheet movie poster '50 sexy Marilyn Monroe! Date Sold 12/18/2007Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Six-Sheet Movie Poster (measures 81" x 81") (Learn More) The Asphalt Jungle, the classic 1950 John Huston (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) crime film noir ("MGM presents the story of the city under the city."; "From a novel by W.R. Burnett"; about a "perfect robbery" with a team of top professionals, but of course, everything unravels, partially through double-crosses; perhaps the best movie of its kind!) starring Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film), John McIntire, Marilyn Monroe, Marc Lawrence, Barry Kelley, Anthony Caruso, Teresa Celli, Brad Dexter, Don Haggerty, and Daniel Clarke NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that Marilyn Monroe was a virtual unknown when this classic film noir movie was first released in 1950, and did not even receive billing on any of the posters. The primary ad campaign for this movie was a text only poster, with the words "THE ASPHALT JUNGLE", with the tagline "THE CITY UNDER THE CITY", written in a cool font and design (the one-sheet has no image whatsoever). Yet, the poster designers recognized the value of having a sexy woman's image in some of the advertising, and she is prominently pictured in a very sexy outfit in the bottom left of the six-sheet! Also note that this is a linenbacked six-sheet, and it needs to be sent in a very long and very sturdy tube. It can be sent anywhere in the United States via the Post Office, but it may be too large to send to other countries via the Post Office. It may cost hundreds of dollars to send this poster to another country via a freight service, so please bear that in mind BEFORE placing a bid on this poster! Condition: very good. The poster had some small areas of paper loss at just a few crossfolds, and some creases, tears, and tiny areas of paper loss on some foldlines (fortunately, there were virtually no defects on the foldline that runs through Monroe's face, or on the horizontal foldlines above and below her face). There were some creases, smudges, and tears in the borders. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well. Learn More about condition grades 
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