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Star Wars (now known as "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope"), the classic 1977 George Lucas (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) outer space fantasy action adventure science fiction (sci-fi) epic ("A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."; "George Lucas, the man who brought you American Graffiti now brings you an adventure as big as the cosmos itself: Star Wars, the story of a boy, a girl, and a universe. It's a spectacle light years ahead of its time from 20th Century Fox."; "Written and Directed by George Lucas"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Mark Hamill (as Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (as Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (as Princess Leia), Peter Cushing (as Grand Moff Tarkin), Alec Guinness (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Obi-Wan Kenobi), Anthony Daniels (as C-3PO), James Earl Jones (as the voice of Darth Vader), David Prowse (billed as "Dave Prowse"; as the man inside the Darth Vader suit!), Peter Mayhew (as Chewbacca), Kenny Baker (as R2-D2), and Phil Brown (as Uncle Owen)
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Artist: Tom William Chantrell

Important Added Info: Note that this printer's test was discovered in 2000! A man in southern California inherited a group of uncut posters (all printer's tests, see below for more on printer's tests), all from 1977, from a man who worked at a printer at that time. The posters were solely multiple examples of five different 1977 posters. One of the posters was a very forgettable title, "Damnation Alley", one was "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", and the other three were all "Star Wars" posters! Included in this great find were eighteen examples of the style A "Star Wars" poster (with the original "77/21-0" NSS number), and thirty three examples of the style C "Star Wars" poster, and twelve examples of the Spanish style C "Star Wars" poster! The posters were consigned to Bruce Hershenson, who sold 18 sets of both style A and style C U.S. posters, 15 individual style C posters, and the 12 individual Spanish style C posters. All of the 63 posters sold quickly, and very few have been re-offered for sale in the past seven years. Now, one of the original purchasers of an example of the style C printer's test poster has re-consigned it to Bruce Hershenson, and it is being offered for sale right now! Note that this is a very rare uncut printer's test! After they were printed, they would then be shown to the various people in a position to "OK" them, and once they were completely approved, the printer would print the full print run of the posters. Not only is a printer's test far more rare than a regular poster, but it is also 100% genuine, there is no fear of purchasing a reproduction! Also note that there is much discussion in the movie poster hobby as to whether the style C "Star Wars" posters that exist were actually printed in 1977, or whether they were printed at a later date. Some people say that the posters were only printed for use in other countries, which is why they have no ratings box. But the discovery in 2000 of these style C printer's tests (one of which is offered in this auction; see above for more about this poster) seems to negate that argument, because obviously the posters were intended to have a rating. It seems quite possible that after these proofs were printed, it was decided not to use this poster, and perhaps someone later convinced a printer to run off a bunch of these style C posters, but without the ratings box (perhaps this WAS for use outside the U.S.). Also note that this is a very rare uncut printer's test! Before a poster was printed in large quantities, the printer would print a limited number of posters as "test" posters. Commonly, they would leave the color chart on the left edge of the poster, which added an extra inch to the width of the poster (which explains why the poster measures 28" x 41"). These printer's tests would then be shown to the various people in a position to "OK" them, and once they were completely approved, the printer would print the full print run of the posters. Not only is a printer's test far more rare than a regular poster, but it is also 100% genuine, there is no fear of purchasing a reproduction! Also note that this style C poster has the "PG" ratings box in it.

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Bruce Hershenson,
306 Washington Avenue, West Plains, MO 65775