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Auction History Result 5j755 POSEIDON ADVENTURE pressbook '72 Gene Hackman & Stella Stevens escaping doomed ship! Date Sold 8/26/2010 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 8 1/2" x 14" [22 x 36 cm]; 16 pages) (Learn More) The Poseidon Adventure, the classic 1972 Ronald Neame & Irwin Allen high seas ocean liner disaster action adventure thriller ("Hell, Upside Down"; "At midnight on New Year's Eve the S.S. Poseidon was struck by a 90 foot tidal wave and capsized"; "Who will survive - in one of the greatest escape adventures ever!"; "In the early morning hours of January 1st, the S.S. Poseidon en route from New York to Athens was struck by a 90 foot tidal wave and capsized..."; "From the novel by Paul Gallico") starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film), Jack Albertson, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, Eric Shea, Leslie Nielsen ("as The Captain"), and "Combining the Talents of 15 Academy Award Winners". Note that artist Mort Kunstler (whose work is seen on many posters for this film) mentions that he was instructed to capture the spirit of the movie, and to be sure to draw the different actors in size and prominence according to their contracts! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have provided an image of the front and back covers of the pressbook, plus an image of a two-page spread from inside of the pressbook (we do NOT picture any supplements or heralds, if there are any included with this pressbook), and of course, the winner of this auction will receive the entire single pressbook we are auctioning (plus any supplements or heralds described above)! Also note that this pressbook is complete and uncut! Given that theater owners purchased pressbooks partly in order to create their newspaper advertising, and quite frequently cut them up for that purpose, it is rare to find a pressbook that IS complete and uncut! Condition: very good to fine, no cuts. Learn More about condition grades 
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