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Auction History Result 6y0218 POSEIDON ADVENTURE linen int'l 1sh 1972 art of Gene Hackman & cast escaping by Mort Kunstler! Date Sold 12/22/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked International One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) The Poseidon Adventure, the classic 1972 Ronald Neame & Irwin Allen high seas ocean liner disaster action adventure thriller ("Hell, Upside Down"; "At midnight on New Year's Eve the S.S. Poseidon was struck by a 90 foot tidal wave and capsized"; "Who will survive - in one of the greatest escape adventures ever!"; "In the early morning hours of January 1st, the S.S. Poseidon en route from New York to Athens was struck by a 90 foot tidal wave and capsized..."; "From the novel by Paul Gallico") starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film), Jack Albertson, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, Eric Shea, Leslie Nielsen ("as The Captain"), and "Combining the Talents of 15 Academy Award Winners". Note that artist Mort Kunstler (whose work is seen on many posters for this film) mentions that he was instructed to capture the spirit of the movie, and to be sure to draw the different actors in size and prominence according to their contracts! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Mort Kunstler Important Added Info: Note that this is an "international" style one-sheet (meaning it was printed in the U.S. for use in non-U.S. countries). Note the lack of a ratings box and NSS information. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had fine surface paper loss on parts of some foldlines (typical of high-gloss posters of this period). 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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