eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 6j0928 GRADUATE int'l 1sh 1968 classic image of Dustin Hoffman & sexy leg in bed, pre-awards! Date Sold 5/7/2024Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded International One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) The Graduate, the classic 1968 Mike Nichols (winner of the Best Director Academy Award for this film) coming-of-age romantic melodrama ("'Benjamin do you find me undesirable?' 'Oh, no Mrs. Robinson. I think you're the most attractive of all my parents' friends.'"; "This is Benjamin. He's a little worried about his future."; "'Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me...aren't you?'"; "Screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry"; "Songs by Paul Simon performed by Simon and Garfunkel"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; about a college graduate who becomes involved with the wife of his father's business partner and then romances her daughter) starring Anne Bancroft (nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for this film; as Mrs. Robinson), Dustin Hoffman (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; as Benjamin Braddock), Katharine Ross (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film; as Elaine Robinson), William Daniels (as Mr. Braddock), Murray Hamilton (as Mr. Robinson), Elizabeth Wilson (as Mrs. Braddock), Buck Henry (who wrote the screenplay, as the "Room Clerk"), Brian Avery (as Carl), Norman Fell (as Mr. McCleery), and a young Richard Dreyfuss (in a bit part, but he does have two lines!) 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 when this classic movie was first released in 1968, there were two regular one-sheets. One had a line drawing of a woman's leg, and the other (the one we are selling in this auction) has the classic image of Bancroft's stockinged leg with Hoffman behind her and the great tagline "This is Benjamin. He's a little worried about his future". To further complicate things, Embassy Releasing released the movie in the United States, and United Artists released it outside the United States. Embassy issued both styles of one-sheets before the Academy Awards, but United Artists only issued the style A internationally before the Academy Awards, so there are three different original release one-sheets (the one from United Artists say "1SH FOR." on the back). To make things even more complicated, right after the movie won an Academy Award, new posters were printed with "Academy Award Winner" added to the area at top (the fact that this large area had been left blank says to me that they had planned in advance to add this after the Academy Awards). The pre-award one-sheets, especially the "This is Benjamin" style, from both Embassy and United Artists are the most desirable posters from this movie. Offered in this auction is the pre-award international "This is Benjamin" one-sheet poster from United Artists. Condition: good to very good. The poster has slightly darkened along portions of a few folds, and there are some creases along the folds (more so the vertical foldline). There is a small circular area of light rippling in the image of the lights in the upper left of the image. There is tiny paper loss in the model's foot, and there is some very slight discoloration above that area. It is otherwise in pretty nice condition and after linenbacking the poster will look great! Learn More about condition grades
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