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Auction History Result 4f766 KARATE KILLERS int'l 3sh '67 Robert Vaughn, McCallum, Joan Crawford, Man from U.N.C.L.E.! Date Sold 1/31/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded International Three-Sheet Movie Poster (3sh; measures 41" x 81" [104 x 206 cm]) (Learn More) the international theatrical release of The Karate Killers, the 1967 Barry Shear martial arts action spy spoof (adapted from episodes of the TV series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.") starring Robert Vaughn (as Napoleon Solo), David McCallum (as Illya Kuryakin), Curt Jergens, Herbert Lom, Telly Savalas, Terry-Thomas, Joan Crawford (billed as "Special Appearance [by] Joan Crawford"), and Jill Ireland. Note that this TV series (inspired by the super popular James Bond movies) was one of the most successful ever in the history of TV, and it was SO successful that a feature film was made from the pilot episode and distributed internationally in movie theaters, and that movie did so well that an amazing seven more similar movies (compiled from different episodes) were released internationally as well! 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 this is a poster or lobby card that was printed by MGM for a European movie that they distributed in the U.S.. Somewhere in the early 1960s, MGM apparently made a huge "trade" deal with European movie distributors. From the early 1960s to the late 1960s, MGM released 100 or more non-U.S. movies in the U.S. under the MGM logo (some dating back to the 1950s), and in return, they apparently gave 100 or more MGM movies (from the 1950s and early 1960s) to those European distributors to release in Europe. All of the posters from both sets of releases have a very similar type of somewhat garish, very colorful artwork, and some have an MGM logo that is different from than on other MGM movies of the same time period, which makes it likely that those (with different logos) are from re-releases. None of these posters (except for the very first few of them) have any dates on them. Over the years, I have seen many of these posters (from both types) sold as first release, but, as stated above, some of these are mid to late 1960s re-releases, and the ones from U.S. movies are "international" posters (or lobby cards) that were used in non-U.S. countries. Condition: fair to good. There are many creases, several tears, and some areas of tiny paper loss along the foldlines that were on the outside when the poster was fully folded. There are some creases, smudges, and tiny tears on some foldlines, and some tiny paper loss at some crossfolds. There are pinholes and paper loss around the edges. Learn More about condition grades 
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