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Auction History Result 8m092 PAPILLON paper banner '74 Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, rare aborted United Artists release! Date Sold 7/5/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Paper Banner (measures 24" x 80" [61 x 203 cm]) (Learn More) Papillon, the classic 1973 Franklin J. Schaffner French/U.S. prison escape crime adventure thriller ("The greatest adventure of escape!", "The greatest adventure of escape ever filmed!"; "Two men with nothing in common but a will to live and a place to die."; "Based on the book by Henri Charriere"; about the only man to ever escape from the famous French prison "Devil's Island") starring Steve McQueen (in the title role as as Henri 'Papillon' Charriere), Dustin Hoffman (as Louis Dega), Victor Jory, Don Gordon, and Anthony Zerbe 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: We know that this movie was initially released by tiny Allied Artists, and when it became a giant hit, it was given a major release by much larger Columbia Pictures, and movie paper of all sizes exists from both studios. But apparently there was first consideration of releasing it through United Artists, and it is likely that the deal fell through, but before it did, some posters were created, because this poster clearly says United Artists on it! We have never seen any other movie paper item from this movie with United Artists on it (and it is definitely from 1974)! If anyone knows more about this, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Note that in the 1910s through 1930s, studios would make large cloth banners that movie theaters could hang up above their lobbies (or above their entrances). In the early 1940s, they changed to making paper banners (perhaps there was a cloth shortage during World War II). At first, they were made of one-sheet-like paper, and they didn't survive very well, and they apparently were not very popular, because very few survive. At some point around 1946, they changed to making them out of a heavy paper stock, similar to that used for 40x60s, but measuring 24" x 80". Many people think these became very popular at drive-in theaters, which were then expanding at a major pace throughout the country. The paper banners were very popular until the late 1960s, and then far fewer were made (perhaps corresponding to the decline in popularity of drive-in theaters). We have been consigned a wonderful collection of 133 of these paper banners, and we are auctioning them all, in 133 separate auctions. This is a great opportunity to acquire one or many of these rare posters! Condition: good. There are many scuffs and stains scattered throughout the poster (see our image). There are also some faint water stains in the bottom border and some faint orange stains in the top border. Learn More about condition grades 
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