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Auction History Result 8d0018 STAR WARS 6sh 1977 George Lucas, iconic Tom Jung art of Luke & Leia with Vader behind, rare! Date Sold 4/4/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Tri-Folded Six-Sheet Movie Poster (6sh; measures 81" x 81" [206 x 206 cm]) (Learn More) Star Wars (now known as "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope"), the classic 1977 George Lucas (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) outer space fantasy action adventure science fiction (sci-fi) epic ("A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."; "George Lucas, the man who brought you American Graffiti now brings you an adventure as big as the cosmos itself: Star Wars, the story of a boy, a girl, and a universe. It's a spectacle light years ahead of its time from 20th Century Fox."; "Written and Directed by George Lucas"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Mark Hamill (as Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (as Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (as Princess Leia), Peter Cushing (as Grand Moff Tarkin), Alec Guinness (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Obi-Wan Kenobi), Anthony Daniels (as C-3PO), James Earl Jones (as the voice of Darth Vader), David Prowse (billed as "Dave Prowse"; as the man inside the Darth Vader suit!), Peter Mayhew (as Chewbacca), Kenny Baker (as R2-D2), and Phil Brown (as Uncle Owen) NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Tom Jung Important Added Info: Note that the six sheet poster to this movie is far more rare than the smaller sizes, and we have auctioned an example this poster for $9,102 (although admittedly, that was a very unusual result)! Also note that this poster is stamped "FOREIGN" on the back. Starting in the very late 1960s, studios started printing two versions of three-sheets and six-sheets, one stamped "DOMESTIC" on the back, and that poster had the ratings printed on it, and the other one was stamped "FOREIGN" on the back, and that one did not have ratings (and sometimes had a different images from the domestic poster). But at some time in the early to mid 1960s, studios stopped making ones that were stamped "DOMESTIC" (likely because U.S. theaters hardly ever used them), but they continued to stamp the ones they did make "FOREIGN" on the back (surely this was a money saving idea, because they only had to print one poster that could be used everywhere). The only known Star Wars three-sheets and six-sheets have "FOREIGN" stamped on the back, and it is believed by all experts that there was no other three-sheet or six-sheet printed. This poster has "FOREIGN" stamped on the back, as do all known Star Wars six-sheets. Note that this six-sheet was printed in 2 sections designed to overlap. Also note this six-sheet poster was tri-folded only (which means there is one less vertical machine fold than usual). This means the poster has a significantly lesser number of folds than with six-sheets folded in the "regular" way, which is nice! Tri-folded six-sheets need to be sent in an oversized flat package, which measures roughly 13" x 30", so they cost more to send than regularly folded six-sheets, especially if they are sent to non-U.S. addresses.
UPDATED 03/29/2021: Note that there was an issue with our lighting setup which made our original photo of the poster too dark. We have now re-photographed the poster and the new image more accurately reflects what the poster looks like in person. Condition: very good. The poster has a 2" vertical tear at the top of the vertical fold that is second from top left. There are also creases to the left of that small tear. There is also some minor fold wear and a few minor creases in very small parts of the poster. Learn More about condition grades 
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