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Auction History Result

7r468 KILLERS 1sh R1956 art of Burt Lancaster & sexy Ava Gardner, from Ernest Hemingway story!

Date Sold 6/22/2017
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A 1956 Re-Release Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More)

Ernest Hemingway's The Killers, the 1946 Robert Siodmak ("Of 'The Spiral Staircase' fame"; nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) crime film noir ("From the story by Ernest Hemingway"; "Produced by Mark Hellinger"; "It's told the untamed Hemingway way!"; "Tense! Taut! Terrific!"; the screenwriter, Anthony Veiller, came up with a "prequel" to the classic short story, and he devised a very interesting and very believable back-story that would explain the actions of the characters in Hemingway's story) starring Burt Lancaster (in his first screen role; billed as "introducing Burt Lancaster"), Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Albert Dekker, Sam Levene, Virginia Christine, Charles D. Brown, William Conrad, Charles McGraw, Jack Lambert, Vera Lewis, Harry Hayden, Jeff Corey, and Jack Cheatham
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If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know.
Important Added Info: Note that this is the rare case where many collectors might consider a reissue poster to have a better image than that of the original. On the 1946 first release one-sheet, Lancaster and Gardner are compressed into the top left corner of the poster, with a lot of space for the title and credits, but on this re-release, their images dominate the poster, and it has a red background, whereas the first release poster had a white background.

Condition: good to very good. The poster has a few blank border tears and tape stains, and there are a few inches of paper loss in the lower right blank border. There are a few tiny pinholes at upper center in the red background, and there is small paper loss in the upper red background corners. There are a few diagonal creases surrounding the upper crossfold and there are a few tiny tears in parts of the center vertical foldline. There is small paper loss in the lower crossfold. It is otherwise in pretty good condition and if after a simple linenbacking with minimal paint restoration the poster will look great!
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