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Auction History Result 7a0153 GRAND PRIX Cinerama English 13x21 1967 used at gala European premiere, different & ultra rare! Date Sold 8/4/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded English "Folio" Movie Poster (measures 12 1/2" x 20 1/2" [32 x 52 cm]) (Learn More) Grand Prix, the 1967 John Frankenheimer Cinerama Formula 1 (F1) automobile car racing sports melodrama ("All the glamour and greatness of the world's most exciting drama of speed and spectacle!"; "Cinerama sweeps you into a drama of speed and spectacle!"; "YOU are inside the cars... Inside the glamour capitals of the world... Inside the loves and lives of the men and women who belong to the great adventure of Grand Prix!") starring James Garner, Jessica Walter, Brian Bedford, Yves Montand, Eva Marie Saint, Toshiro Mifune, Antonio Sabato, and Francoise Hardy (billed as "Introducing Francoise Hardy"). Also featured were racing legends Phil Hill, Graham Hill, Dan Gurney, Jack Brabham, Jim Clark, and Bruce McLaren! 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 never before auctioned this 12 1/2" x 20 1/2" English poster, which was for the Cinerama release of this movie! What is this size? It was the standard size for posters of live stage plays from the West End of London, and the size is called a "folio". On rare occasions (including this one), an English distributor made a folio sized poster (we know of this being done for 2001: A Space Odyssey, when it also opened at the Casino Cinerama Theatre in London, and that poster was "text only", and it sold for $1,365). So it seems likely these folio posters were only created for special showings of special movies, which would explain why they are incredibly rare. Note that the date printed on this poster is March 9, which was not just the premiere date of this movie in London, but also throughout Europe, because the souvenir program from this date says "European Gala Premiere" on the cover. Note that the IMDb claims that this movie played in France the day before on March 8, but that is almost certainly wrong, and it actually played in France on March 10, the day after this (the IMDb also has incorrect information about the 2001 London premiere). Also note that this poster was never folded and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good to very good. The poster has some creases and scuffs scattered throughout, more so in parts of the letters of the title. Learn More about condition grades 
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