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Auction History Result 8z113 VERTIGO Italian photobusta '58 Hitchcock classic, James Stewart & brunette Kim Novak! Date Sold 6/29/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Italian Photobusta Movie Poster (pbusta; measures 19 1/4" x 27" [49 x 69 cm]) (Learn More) Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, the classic 1958 Alfred Hitchcock San Francisco California suspense obsessive love crime mystery thriller ("Alfred Hitchcock's Masterpiece"; "Based upon the novel D'Entre Les Morts by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac"; "Music by Bernard Herrmann"; about a man with a fear of heights who is caught up in a murder, or is he?, and he meets a woman who looks very similar to the "dead girl", and he becomes obsessed with solving the mystery) starring James Stewart (Jimmy Stewart), Kim Novak (in a dual role), Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, and Henry Jones. Note that John Whitney Sr. (who did the spiral title sequence for the movie) also did the spiral art for the posters from this movie, which was utilized by the poster artist Saul Bass. Also note that Alfred Hitchcock did not make a final decision on what to name this movie until the last minute! At various times, it had working titles of Darkling I Listen, Fear and Trembling, From Among the Dead, and Illicit Darkening. Many of the early advertising stills don't have a title at all, but say "An Alfred Hitchcock Production". Personally, we think "Vertigo" is a better title than any of those other four! Finally, note that critical acclaim for this movie has consistently risen in the years since it was first released. In fact, in the 2012 "Sight and Sound" poll of top movie critics, Vertigo was declared to be the number one film of all time, over Citizen Kane, and every other masterpiece! 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 this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: fair to good. There are remnants of a snipe and areas of surface paper loss across the bottom of the inset image area. There is a series of small holes that form numbers in the lower right corner, typical of Italian posters of this period. There is an uneven tear and small area of paper loss at lower center in the title area with a 6" horizontal tear above it (repaired with tape from the back) and there is tattering and small paper loss around the edges of the poster with some repaired with tape from the back. There is a thin vertical area of surface paper loss at upper right in Stewart's hair. There is a pin hole and small tear in Novak's forehead at center. There are stains on the back of the poster that bleed through to the front at upper and lower center in the image background and title area. Learn More about condition grades 
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