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Auction History Result 5z023 APOCALYPSE NOW linen 1sh '79 Francis Ford Coppola, classic Bob Peak art of Marlon Brando! Date Sold 7/14/2009 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41") (Learn More) Apocalypse Now, the 1979 Francis Ford Coppola (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) Vietnam War epic military action thriller ("Written by John Milius and Francis Coppola [sic]"; "Narration by Michael Herr"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; adapted from the classic novel by Joseph Conrad, 'Heart of Darkness', but transplanted from Africa to Vietnam; about a mentally unstable soldier sent on a secret mission to assassinate another soldier who has gone insane) starring Marlon Brando (as Colonel Walter E. Kurtz), Robert Duvall (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film), Martin Sheen (as Captain Willard), Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne (billed as "Larry Fishburne"), Dennis Hopper, Harrison Ford, and Scott Glenn NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Bob Peak Important Added Info: Note that this particular one-sheet was sent to Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences (AMPAS) members, likely as a way to coerce members into voting for the movie as Best Picture. There is a snipe included with the poster (originally, it was stapled to the top left blank corner) that reads: "Dear Academy Member, Bob Peak's art for the initial 'Apocalypse Now' poster has been widely acclaimed by the film industry and the public art large. We thought you might like to have a copy. UNITED ARTISTS, Hy Smith, Vice President, Advertising & Publicity, Ed Seigenfeld, Vice President, Advertising & Publicity". Condition: very good. The poster was never folded. It had some creases and scuffs scattered in the bottom center of the image (below the image of Brando). It had darkened somewhat in the lower two-thirds of the bottom credits area. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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