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Auction History Result 2z552 TURTLE DIARY English 1sh '85 Andy Warhol art, Harold Pinter & Ben Kingsley, country of origin Date Sold 12/8/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded English One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 40" [69 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) Turtle Diary, the 1985 (released in the U.S. in 1986) John Irvin English returning-wildlife-to-nature melodrama ("Based on a novel by Russell Hoban", with a screenplay by Harold Pinter; about two unconnected people who feel sad that giant turtles are kept captive at the London Zoo, and together they plan to "kidnap" them and return them to the sea) starring Glenda Jackson, Ben Kingsley, Richard Johnson, Michael Gambon, Rosemary Gambon, Eleanor Bron, Harriet Walter, and Jeroen Krabbe. Note that in 1983, Harold Pinter and Ben Kingsley had worked together on "Betrayal", and they reunited two years later to make this equally unusual movie, but again, the wonderful writing and great acting made it a very memorable movie. In addition, the producers of the movie hired Andy Warhol to do the art for the poster! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Andy Warhol Important Added Info: Note that this is a "country of origin" poster for this English movie! Also note that this is one of two known movie posters that feature Andy Warhol artwork! Note that all but 28 of the folded one-sheets in this Part I of eMoviePoster.com's December Major Auction were consigned to us by legendary French dealer/collector Dominique Besson. Dominique Besson started collecting movie posters in 1981, and became a dealer in French and European posters in 1994, and has remained as a top dealer ever since! But in addition, 30 years ago, Dominique began collecting U.S. one-sheets, first those with Saul Bass art, and then adding Alfred Hitchcock posters, then Humphrey Bogart, and he finally ended up collecting in an amazing total of 47 different categories, purchasing the posters from all over the world! Now the time has come to sell this wonderful collection, and Dominique has chosen eMoviePoster.com to do so, through our auctions! As noted above, all but 28 of the folded one-sheets in this Part I come from this more remarkable collection (the 28 that do not were consigned to us by other collectors, and are clearly marked). This is not all of the Dominique Besson collection we are auctioning. In addition, there are approximately 200 more folded one-sheets that will be in Part IV of this special auction (ones from the 1970s to present), and there are approximately 100 unfolded one-sheets that will be in Part III (including many great ones). This is a very rare opportunity to purchase folded one-sheets (all of which have had no professional restoration) from one of the greatest one-sheet collections assembled! Note that this one-sheet is from the category that Dominique Besson collected on that he labeled "British Cinema". Condition: good to very good. The left 1" and right 2" of the poster were folded back at one time. There are some creases and scuffs along the fold and some pinholes around the edges. In spite of these defects, the poster could be displayed and enjoyed as it is, or one could choose to have the above defects corrected through linenbacking. Either way, the new owner will have a great poster to display on their wall! Learn More about condition grades 
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