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Auction History Result 2s0741 HELLFIGHTERS linen Aust 1sh 1968 John Wayne as fireman Red Adair, Katharine Ross, very rare! Date Sold 8/7/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Australian One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 40" [69 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) Hellfighters, the 1968 Andrew V. McLaglen oil well firefighter fireman rescue melodrama (loosely based on the life of oil field firefighter Red Adair, who became even more famous in the early 1990s for helping put out the massive oil well fires in Kuwait at the end of the first Gulf War!) starring John Wayne (as Red Adair; "The toughest Hellfighter of all!"), Katharine Ross (billed as "That 'Graduate' Girl"), Jim Hutton, Jay C. Flippen, Bruce Cabot, and Vera Miles ("as Madelyn") 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 we have only previously auctioned two examples of this Australian one-sheet, and the last one was 18 years ago! Also note that, while this poster was printed in Australia, it was specifically made to be used in New Zealand. This was not an uncommon practice and we have seen many examples. These posters often lack the printed rating which can be found on the Australian version of the poster. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had pretty minor fold wear, with some smudges and stains in small parts of the borders. It was used in New Zealand and there is a rating stamp in the lower right blank white area. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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